Edition 4 - Game Changing Election Results on 4th July!

Worldwide IT Collapse Underlines The Folly Of ‘Cashless’!

This excellent article by James Tapper and Gabby Eretuyan at The Observer, highlights the perils of a ‘cashless’ society. CrowdStrike are just the latest software provider to demonstrate that totally relying on leading edge technology is as sensible as using a lemming as your mountain guide….

The UK is an outlier in that the British public have no legal right to have their cash accepted for payments. France, Norway and Spain are soon to be joined by Ireland in having Payment Choice laws. Such laws guarantee that the public can spend their cash, when and where they choose.

40 million British adults told YouGov last year that they want the same legal right to use their cash as enjoyed by the public in all of the UK’s neighbours. The UK government, led by PM Sir Keir Starmer, will surely want to give those 40 million people what they want and need - Payment Choice.

And just to be sure, the Payment Choice Alliance will be at The Labour Party Conference in Liverpool in September, meeting with every Labour MP who cares about their constituents strong desire for Payment Choice.

Game Changing Election Result on 4 July!

The change of government offers those who support Payment Choice new opportunities! There are hundreds of new MP’s in Westminster and many will be delighted to hear about Payment Choice!

Even before the General Election, a survey conducted for the PCA by YouGov in May this year found that over 50% of MPs supported legal measures being introduced to guarantee cash acceptance. Amongst Labour MP’s that figure rose to over 60%!

Let’s hammer home the message to new MPs as to what the British public - YOU - want in relation to Payment Choice. Please email YOUR MP this week, even if you have already done so before the election. MPs talk amongst each other about what they are hearing from constituents.

Let’s give them more to talk about! Access a free email template you can use to contact your local MP, by clicking here.

Please cc your email to your MP to ron.delnevo@paymentchoicealliance.org

Thank you for your support! Together, we can win Payment Choice for us all!

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Great News! Marlborough Car Parks Are Accepting Cash Again!

Find out more on this news by clicking on this link.

Marlborough Council’s reversal of imposing ‘cashless’ on those wishing to park their cars, is surely a lesson to ALL those Local Authorities that have uncaringly imposed ‘cashless’ in their car parks.

The PCA will be engaging with Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister and Communities Minister on this issue - but what YOU do locally is more important at the moment.

If your Council has ‘cashless’ car parks, please email your Local Councillor - you can find contact details on the Council Website - complaining about this unfair imposition and asking that your Councillor intervenes personally to get the situation changed. You could include the link to the article about Marlborough in your email.

The decision in Marlborough - and in some other parts of the country - to go into reverse on ‘cashless’ car parks demonstrates that those who support Payment Choice - people like YOU - can win!

Please cc your email to your Councillor to ron.delnevo@paymentchoicealliance.org

Please Tell Your Friends About The Payment Choice Alliance

The PCA needs all the active supporters we can get! So please tell your friends about YOUR support for the Payment Choice Alliance - and urge them to visit our website to register THEIR support! THANK YOU.

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About Us

The Payment Choice Alliance, founded in 2014 and relaunched in 2023, is a not-for-profit organisation that is campaigning to ensure the right of the British public to use cash is safeguarded by the passing of a Payments Choice Act.

The Act would give everyone in the UK the right to use their cash, when and where they choose.

The Payment Choice Alliance, which is run by committed volunteers, is also focused on ensuring every community in the UK has convenient cash withdrawal and deposit facilities. The provision of such facilities, along with the legal obligation of businesses to accept cash, will ensure cash remains a viable Payment Choice for the British public for as long as they want to use it.