News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
Will society really collapse if there is a digital alternative for small change? Many sceptics are worried about the implications of the decline of cash and the arrival of CBDCs. But is the fearmongering justified?
Should we fear CBDCs? In part II of our guide to the War on Cash, we look at Central Bank Digital Currencies and the risks and opportunities they entail.
Sometimes there are genuine conspiracies afoot, not mere theories, says Dr David McGrogan. One such is the plan to abolish cash, which is happening in plain sight and governments show little intention of changing course.
The former head of Interpol, Björn Eriksson says his chief security concern now is the erasure of cash, as worries grow about the vulnerability of electronic payment systems to attack.
Contact your MP using this form to urge them to support an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill that will make it harder for companies like PayPal to deplatform customers for political reasons.
Vaccine passports have slotted in neatly to the existing digital identity and currency revolution being driven by various governments and global actors. But the threats to privacy and personal freedom are very real.
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