 How do shopkeepers feel about the complementary currencies?
New money: Do local currencies actually work? It might never have occurred to many of us that there are other types of exchange that can stand in for ragged bank notes tucked away in pockets, or other objects that can stand in for those notes. But they will only work if Britons are ready to accept that they have the power to invent their own currency. McCann is a long-time advocate of alternative means of exchange. So they printed a currency that would have the same value as the pound, but could only be traded in independent Brixton shops, where the shopkeeper would also have to spend it locally. No two local currencies are exactly the same.
 Some see that it can help local business but others are skeptical
 They think it is worth tracking two sets of currency so they can advertise as a locally-focused business  They are happy to use anything that isn't the official British Pound  Only owners of small shops are willing to buy into it  Some see that it can help local business but others are skeptical