Hello! This week we’re getting our heads around the mind-boggling world of digital currencies. The Guardian’s UK tech editor Alex Hern answers our questions about Bitcoin — from how it actually works to its extraordinarily high energy use. Josh Ryan-Collins from UCL tells us why the Bank of England is exploring introducing its own digital currency. And Rachel Statham from IPPR explains why the discussion about the future of money shouldn’t ignore the role of cash.
AND we chat to Ray Hopkinson from environmental charity Hubbub about an exciting new bike library being trialled London.
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107. WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO HIGH (STREET)
106. BACK TO THE FUTURE: representing the coming generations
105. SWEET CHILD(CARE) OF MINE: investing in universal provision
104. MISSING MILLIONS: time for automatic voter registration
103. THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS: addressing the gambling crisis
102. EMPIRE STATE OF MIND: overhauling the history we teach
101. (NET) ZERO TO HERO: tackling the climate emergency
100. LIVE AT ABBEY ROAD: fixing music education
99. WRITTEN IN THE STARS: the argument for a codified constitution
98. SMELLS LIKE COMMUNITY SPIRIT: bridging the intergenerational divide
97. TREEDISTRIBUTION: shrubtastic reasons to plant
96. TIL DEBT DO US PART: the case for personal debt write-off
Cheerful Book Club: The Three Dimensions of Freedom by Billy Bragg
95. SCHOOL’S OUT: time for LGBT-inclusive education
94. A QUESTION OF SPORT: the fight for gender equality
93. ELECTRIC DREAMS: the end of the petrol and diesel vehicle
Cheerful Book Club: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
92. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER: the case for social ownership
91. WHO’S AFRAID OF GDP?: shifting to a wellbeing economy
Cheerful Book Club: How to Fail by Elizabeth Day
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