We go into a high-street bank and we are expected to conduct all of our own transactions. Now we discover that communities have to apply to a fund if they want access to their own money (Need a cash machine? However, this cavalier, take-it-or-leave-it approach to their customers demonstrates an inbuilt belief in and acceptance of their virtual monopoly of the money system. Margaret ProsserLabour, House of Lords• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters• Do you have a photo you’d like to share with Guardian readers? Click here to upload it and we’ll publish the best submissions in the letters spread of our print edition

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2019 16:30 UTC