William and Kairin are joined by Diana Finch from the Bristol Pound to discuss how a local currency can empower a local community.
00:20 Overview of a local currency
01:50 We may all have used something like 'LETS'
02:20 Bristol Pound
02:50 Leakage from local communities in the "normal" way of spending money
03:35 The Transition Town movement
04:00 Was is it about Bristol that initially supported a local currency?
05:10 The issues that the Bristol Pound couldn't solve
06:00 So what did go wrong with the Bristol Pound?
07:30 Tone Of Voice issues
08:50 Local shops never really seen the momentum of the local shopping movement
11:50 Do we have a wider misunderstanding of how all currencies work?
13:15 The prism of money
16:30 Kairin's experience with the Transition Town movement
17:15 Bristol Pay (the phoenix from the fire of the Bristol Pound
18:00 How the payments system "works"
21:20 The Bristol Pay timeline
23:00 The oversight of a payment service like Bristol Pay
26:00 The voucher system and how that promotes the circular economy
29:00 The issue with debt!
29:50 A voting token as part of Bristol Pay
32:00 The end of a journey but also the beginning!
If you are interested in supporting a community payment platform like Bristol Pay please get in touch with Diana.
https://twitter.com/BristolPound or
https://twitter.com/Bristol_Pay