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Tag: pound

How money circulates [a new economics insight, using a bicycle in Britain]

June 26, 2017 Marc Abrahams

John Stevenson, writing on the road.cc web site, explains how money circulates: “Stuck in the middle of nowhere with a gert big gash in a lightweight tyre? The Bank of England Five Pound Note is an excellent, robust tyre boot that will get you home, and then you can pop out and spend it on […]

Arts and Sciencebicycle, circulation, economics, note, pound

Can’t not eat money, maybe

November 29, 2016 Marc Abrahams

The saying “We can’t eat money” begs disagreement from British vegans and vegetarians. A report in The Guardian says: Bank of England urged to make new £5 note vegan-friendly More than 50,000 sign petition to cease use of tallow in production process, saying it is unacceptable to vegans and vegetarians… NEXT POST: Did those kids drool way […]

Arts and Sciencecash, money, pound, tallow, vegan
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