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December 17, 2024 / December 17, 2024 by Carla Francome | Leave a Comment
We had a really interesting meeting with Hackney Councillor Clare Joseph recently, who’s thought a lot about the importance of cash acceptance. “It’s a really big issue for people” she told us over a cup of tea. “It’s a big issue for my residents, and it’s an equality issue”. We had read about Clare’s extensive […]
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November 6, 2024 / November 7, 2024 by Carla Francome | 6 Comments on How a visit to Margate got me thinking about cash
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 […]
October 4, 2024 / October 5, 2024 by Carla Francome | 2 Comments on Taking the Campaign for Cash to Labour Conference
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 […]
September 5, 2024 / October 7, 2024 by Carla Francome | 3 Comments on My month using cash
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 […]