1. Sustainability Closing the Gap between Rich and Poor See John’s email Drat ! What a blunder! – Re: Revised discussion – ‘Pre-disrtibution plan’ – Friday 19th April 2013 –[...]

Themes for next three weeks: 5th April – LETS and currencies – Mary; 12th April Group Dynamics and progress – Janos ; 19th April – Critique of the capitalist economy[...]

1. Minutes of 11th and 15th March 2013 – minutes don’t lead to any conclusion and fail to capture the full flavour of discussion. Desirable to reach a conclusion and[...]

What is the EWG for?
Monetary reform and community currencies – John Rodgers (from Germany) – academic post Cumbria Economics and Sustainability. Regional currencies but is it scalable? Map project[...]

First half was just Nelio and Clive discussing EWG and what is it for etc. Tim arrived and we branched into social class – defined by economics. Middle class has[...]

Debt, Debt Audit and Jubilee considerations – Papers presented by Dave
What money is? – not addressed. In so far as Graeber says debt came before money, we can address[...]

1. Minutes from 18th February 2013 – approved
2. Work discussion last Friday – Mary wants to talk about LETS. Citizens income required to make work non-coercive. Weekend session Sunday[...]

1. Minutes of the 11th and 15th approved
2. Nelio’s pro-forma submission profile for the Friday discussion themes – tbc. What is the purpose of the EWG. “Profit” for a[...]

Wealth – what is it? how is it created? how is it distributed? so what?
What is it? Wealth is produced by labour only – capitalism is a particular means[...]

1. Interest and Inflation Free Money -
Japanese zeroed interest rates – post 1989 crash. Compound growth unchecked is bad – typical growth pattern is “f” shaped curved; abolishing interest[...]