{"id":718,"date":"2011-11-10T11:50:28","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T10:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lornemitchell.com\/blog\/?p=718"},"modified":"2011-11-10T12:16:17","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T11:16:17","slug":"opting-in-to-civilised-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=718","title":{"rendered":"Opting In To Civilised Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of weeks ago, I took one of my sons to London. He wanted to go and see the Occupy London site near St Paul’s – during time that the Church of England were digging deep into their consciences to work out how they should react. A few days later, I was in Edinburgh with my daughter and went to the equivalent tented camp. In both cases, I took the time to try to understand what was in the minds of those protesting. There was a peaceful atmosphere in both camps – but a surprising lack of practical things for people like me to do. However, the two experiences got me convinced that the system is broken and that things need to change.
\nA chance Tweet on Twitter this morning gave me the opportunity to explore the issues further. The Tweet alerted me to a new sort of Peer2Peer investment site called CrowdCube<\/a> and a new sort of bank – called Civilised Money<\/a> – who were looking for investors. \u00a0The idea took my interest and I read to find out more.<\/p>\n

I was particularly struck by the coincidence that the project is the brainchild of Neil Crofts. \u00a0I have been a keen reader of Neil Croft’s weekly blog<\/a>\u00a0– and applaud his ideas on Authentic Leadership. \u00a0On reading more about the Civilised Money idea, is struck me that this kind of Peer2Peer banking is just like Skype was in 2002 – only transposed onto the banking system. \u00a0It made a heck of a lot of sense, so I took the plunge and invested!<\/p>\n

By the way, I am definitely NOT an investment advisor. \u00a0I am not even sure that by the time you read this, the investment opportunity will still be open. \u00a0But I am so encouraged that there are those protesting (making the issues clear) as well as those who are trying to find new ways to design banks.<\/p>\n

I hope it makes you think a bit more about what you opt in to – and out of.<\/p>\n

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A couple of weeks ago, I took one of my sons to London. He wanted to go and see the Occupy London site near St Paul’s – during time that the Church of England were digging deep into their consciences to work out how they should react. A few days later, I was in Edinburgh … <\/p>\n

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