The Payment Choice Alliance Newsletter

The Treasury Committee Announces an Inquiry into Acceptance of Cash We Need YOUR Help!
The Treasury Committee is the most important backbench committee in the UK Parliament - and that committee is now inquiring into acceptance of cash! This is a wonderful opportunity - BUT we MUST act quickly! All evidence to the Treasury Committee has to be submitted by 2 December 2024. The Payment Ch....

The Payment Choice Alliance Runs an Event at Westminster! Following a highly successful four days at the Labour Party Conference, the next event the Payment Choice Alliance will be mounting to promote our cause is to have a MP ‘Walk In’ in the Houses of Parliament in London. All MPs from every party will be invited to this event including YOURS! It is important to let YOUR MP know....

Please Email YOUR Labour MP Today! The Payment Choice Alliance is taking a small stand at The Labour Party Conference next week - to allow us to make a BIG stand against the awful ‘cashless’! We have invited every Labour MP to visit us - BUT you can help, if you have a Labour MP in your constituency, by asking them personally to come to our stand! You can find your MP’s conta....

The M&S CEO Says His Cafes Accept Cash BUT Do They? If NOT Send Him A Letter!
Unfortunately, what businesses tell the Payment Choices Alliance about cash acceptance cannot always be taken at face value. A good example is Marks & Spencer. After complaints from PCA supporters that M&S cafes were NOT accepting cash, our Chair Ron Delnevo wrote to Stuart Machin, the CEO of M&S ....

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 ou....

Make it clear to the next government that we need a Payment Choice Act right now, in 2024! As a valued supporter of the Payment Choice Alliance, you understand the importance of having options in how we pay for goods and services. Whether it’s for a small business owner, a senior citizen, someone who relies on cash for everyday transactions or anyone who simply prefers to use cash, maintain....

Let’s take action together on Payment Choice: Become a Constituency Champion! The Payment Choice Alliance is looking for “Constituency Champions” to help us communicate with local MPs and the communities within each constituency on the importance of cash in payment choice. These “champions” will be volunteer campaigners who are passionate about keeping cash as a pay....

About Us The Payment Choice Alliance, founded 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 staffed by committed volunteers, is also focus....