2020 will be a very important year for Positive Money and all our supporters. Huge changes to our economy and financial system are on the way - Brexit, the climate crisis and the big banks' attack on cash to name just a few. And right now, neither the Bank of England or the Treasury are prepared for them.

One of the biggest threats on the horizon is Libra; Facebook's new digital currency. Regulators are already worried Libra could risk another financial crisis. [1] And Facebook's terrible track record with data shows they really shouldn't be trusted to manage our money either. They'll use it to their own advantage, and won't think twice about the consequences for our economy.

We believe the people who make the big decisions about money and credit should be accountable for their actions. Facebook’s Libra would mean just the opposite: a new form of private money that is unaccountable.

So we’re gearing up for a BIG campaign in 2020. To make sure this private attack is matched by an even bigger push for a fair and public money system.

Right now, 500 of 21,000 supporters, donate to Positive Money. This helps us to pay for a staff team of 9. But just imagine how much more we could do if another 1000 people, like you, chipped in. We could hire new researchers, train up hundreds more activists, and run bigger and bolder campaigns than ever before.

John, if you want to make sure our money system stays in public, not private, hands in 2020, please will you make a donation to Positive Money now? It’ll take you less than 2 minutes:

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Since we first set up in 2010, together we’ve been building a strong case for changes to make our money system fairer and more stable. We’ve published landmark research, shifted the debate in the mainstream media, and rallied hundreds of politicians, economists and members of the public behind our campaigns. This year, we even changed Bank of England policy. [2]

Positive Money is the only civil society organisation pushing the Bank of England and the Treasury in the right direction on monetary reform. But the truth is, the scale of what we need to achieve in 2020 aren’t matched by the funds we have. Our staff team is just too small and the cost to run big campaigns too big.

One huge asset we do have is the thousands of people around the country, like you, who believe in our work. If every person reading this email gave just £2 or £3 a month, together we’d raise an extra £20,000 for our cause - and start to meet the scale of the task we face, with more staff and bigger scale campaigns, research and media coverage.

With your help John, we know we can go further than ever before in 2020. Please will you make a secure donation to Positive Money now? It’ll take you less than 2 minutes:

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More than ever, we need a money system that is safe, fair and gives us a foundation to face the mounting challenges of the next decade.

Thank you so much for you support,

Zack, Rachel, Hannah, and the whole Positive Money team

PS: If you fancy buying yourself a last-minute Christmas present, why not check out the Positive Money online shop? There’s ethical T-shirts, Totebags and jumpers!

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Notes:

[1] Open Democracy: Why we must stop Facebook's attempt to hijack our money, before it's too late:

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/why-we-must-stop-facebooks-attempt-hijack-our-money-its-too-late/

[2] Major breakthroughs on central banks and climate change

https://positivemoney.org/2019/04/major-breakthroughs-on-central-banks-and-climate-change/?link_id=7&can_id=d56aaa8719ca1eb109d9a8dc16530910&source=email-re-its-our-halftime-review&email_referrer=&email_subject=re-its-our-halftime-review

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