Jeremy Hunt and Andrew Bailey conceive a CBDC

10 February 2023

It’s finally official. The UK government has plans to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC). But what does it mean? And what does it mean for you? And what should you do about it?

Trusting the government to use its newly claimed currency powers wisely seems like a bad idea given the state of the economy, the budget and the tax system. Cutting taxes caused a bond market crash and now raising them causes a growth crisis according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). What’s left?

A war with Russia perhaps?

Find out, in this video…

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