Campaign for Cash Blogs

Last week was the autumn half-term at my children’s school, and we decided to spend a few days by the sea in Margate, to get a bit of fresh sea air and have a change of scene. My other half had just taken a big TV job and couldn’t get any time off, so I wanted to make a good plan to keep me and the kids busy. My mum grew up in Herne Bay, and it’s where her sister (my auntie) Judy still lives, so we thought we’d all get together in this cute seaside town nearby. My mum […]

We had a really interesting time over three days at the Labour conference, talking to everyone we could about our Campaign for Cash. We met people from all walks of life, and heard a variety of opinions and stories. We set up some meetings, gave out our new leaflets and spread the word. We learnt a few things along the way: Why did we go? The aim of the trip was to meet with Labour politicians and members, to talk about the importance of businesses and services taking cash in the UK. Currently, many countries in Europe are passing legislation […]

Tap tap tap, but not like Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire “Please tap your card on the card reader” it says. “Tap”. This is the way I paid for everything until recently, maybe you do too. Tap, tap, tap. Sometimes I do it with a Tesco reward card first. “Beep!” And then, “tap”. Maybe with the card that’s loaded on my phone. Hover your phone, turn it for face ID, hover your phone again. “Beep!” Tap with a card and then the shutters open on the tube. Paying with plastic. Lots of friends tell me they hardly ever use cash […]