"Aristotle considered the most hated and unnatural profession to be that of the banker. Likewise all the Abrahamic faiths historically considered the charging of interest to be an exploitative practice. Very few of the mainstream parties are willing to takle in the inherent injustice of personal and national debt caused by the use of private loans from private bankers. The Independent Wales Party, in its first manifesto, "The Road to Cymru" (2001) advanced a policy that would create true wealth (http://www.cymruryddwelshrepublicans.webs.com/) which received the backing of organisations such as the Christain Council for Monetary Justice. Since then, small scale initiatives have found success, such as the "Valleys Pound" championed by Plaid's Lianne Wood in the Rhondda. In the past such schemes were mocked. Now that sterling has devalued and the Labour government ruled over the first bank run (at Northern Rock) for well over a century, such schemes are providing a lifeline for all those who have struggled with the tax cuts, removal of "safety net" benefits and Working Tax Benefits.
On a desert island, you will soon die if your try to eat a £5 note, but a coconut or fish could keep us going until Prince William comes to rescue us with his chopper.
The resources of Wales have been exploited for centuries. Its time to end our debt, and take back the wealth that is truly ours.
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