 When did people start using the Bristol Pound?
The founders of the Brixton Pound wanted to do something to stop 80p of every £1 spent locally from leaking out of the area into the pockets of corporations, at the expense of small local traders. 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. She knows all about it as a founder of the Stroud Pound in 2010, a currency that has since gone out of circulation. The Bristol Pound (£B) entered into circulation in September 2012. That means assets owned by the the Bristol Pound have to be used for the good of the community, rather than purely for profit.
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