Parish Pride, Party Politics, and Peasant Money: A Plain‑English Guide to Power and Pounds

Broadcasts live every Wednesday at 7:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comIn this lively episode of the Shelley Tasker Show, I’m joined by co‑host Mallificus Scott for a whirlwind catch‑up on relentless winter rain, SAD-busting infrared lamps, and a touching button‑swapping mystery from the Black Watch that sends us down a Boer War rabbit hole. We chew over council tax hikes, a proposed UK electronic travel authorisation, and the buzz around Rupert Lowe’s new political party—balancing enthusiasm with scepticism about promises on asylum, immigration, culture, energy, farming, and digital ID. Our guest, Paul English, then dives into the foundations of modern banking—why the system serves a few at the expense of many—and sketches a plain‑English primer on money versus currency, debt, and central banks. We explore whether decentralised digital money could return power to ordinary people, with a spirited look at crypto’s pitfalls and potential, including why Paul believes most coins miss the mark and why BSV might align with the original peer‑to‑peer vision. It’s a fast, thought‑provoking tour from parish‑level resilience to peasant money in a data‑driven world, with plenty of good humour along the way.