 How are the various local currencies connected?
New money: Do local currencies actually work? Timebanks, local exchange trading systems (LETS) and digital inventions like bitcoin can provide alternative ways for people to pay for goods and services when mainstream currencies hit crises. But they will only work if Britons are ready to accept that they have the power to invent their own currency. No two local currencies are exactly the same. As fears for financial stability took hold during the recession, complementary currencies grew in popularity. Kingston, Birmingham and Liverpool have schemes underway. But the working group has some serious questions to answer first, not least: do complementary currencies actually work?
 They are independently developed but there are groups dedicated to sharing information about the various systems
 They are independnet systems but can sometimes be traded for currency in a town where there is an existing partnership  They are developed entirely independently from one another  They are all developed by the same national organization, adapting to the needs of specific areas  They are independently developed but there are groups dedicated to sharing information about the various systems