Final submission to The Bank of England’s dialogue on the design of a Central Bank Digital Currency.

Final document 'Response to @bankofengland's Discussion Paper on CBDC' submitted at 4pm 12th June 2020. Thanks to Iron Man Records Patrons and everyone involved for their help and support. To the Governor and Officers of the Bank of England 12th June 2020 Dear Sirs: Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on your Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) discussion paper. We believe that a bearer of a unit of CBDC must have the capacity to destroy it. Specifically, ‘to destroy’ means ‘to permanently remove a unit of currency from circulation’ such that - once destroyed - the bearer is no longer able to retrieve or access the value represented by…

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Submission to The Bank of England’s dialogue on the design of a Central Bank Digital Currency.

The Bank of England (BoE) is the UK's central bank. The Bank's mission is to deliver monetary and financial stability for the people of the United Kingdom. Here is an urgent message from Jonathan Harris, also known as The Money Burning Guy, the first Iron Man Records Patron. #moneyfreaks and money burners! I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP! Below is a link to my submission to Bank of England's dialogue on the design of a Central Bank Digital Currency. Please read & comment on this short letter to help improve it. Offers of co-signatories & cc's also very welcome. Thank You! The deadline for responses is Friday 12th June 2020. I apologise…

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62 Patrons support Iron Man Records, you can be one too. Let’s make Vinyl.

What's the best thing you can do with £20? Have you ever thought about that? I want to invite you to become a Patron of Iron Man Records. Since I started the record label 22 years ago, times have changed and it is becoming harder and harder to assemble money to make new releases possible. 62 Patrons currently support Iron Man Records. The label wants to make all new record releases available on Vinyl. You are invited to become a Patron. Your help will ensure the insanity continues. The journey from 1996, when Iron Man Records began, has been back-breaking. The record label has generated a mountain of debt and a…

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Ritual Midnight Mass Burn – Saturday 3rd November 2018 at The Cockpit, London.

Produced and presented by Church of the Cosmic Burn This Ritual Mass Money Burning is FREE to attend. You must register on the Events Facebook Page 
or text your name to 07497 885115. THE COCKPIT
, Gateforth Street, London, NW8 8EH Box Office: 020 7258 2925
 (10.30am - 6pm, Monday - Friday,
 12 noon - 6pm, Saturday) DOORS OPEN 11.30PM SERVICE COMMENCES AT MIDNIGHT 
(Please arrive at least 23 minutes before the service) 
SERVICE AND RITUAL LAST ABOUT 90 MINUTES CURFEW 2AM The Service will last about 60 minutes and will consist of scriptural readings, sermons, performance and an associated Ritual from a very special guest. The service concludes with the main…

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If you want a different world, you have to make it, through your actions. Become an Iron Man Records Patron.

I want to invite you to become a Patron of Iron Man Records. Since I started the record label 22 years ago, times have changed and it is becoming harder and harder to assemble enough money to make new releases possible. 61 Patrons currently support the record label. Iron Man Records wants to make all new record releases available on Vinyl. You are invited to become a Patron. Your help will ensure the insanity continues. The journey from 1996, when Iron Man Records began, has been back-breaking. The record label has generated a mountain of debt and a serious Class "A" drug habit would have probably worked out cheaper. Everything I…

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Mileage Into Music – Become An Iron Man Records Patron

 Iron Man Records would like to invite you to become a Patron. From as little as just 60 pence a month, or $1, you could help contribute to the next Vinyl release on the label and in exchange you can have a number of rewards, free things and benefits. All the money I earn as a Tour Manager, and working with musicians, goes into the running costs of Iron Man Records, and helping Musicians wherever I can. I have financed the record label from my own pocket for the last 20 years or more and continue to do so. The record label runs at a huge loss, and has generated…

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Burning Issue – Everything Burns. It’s not about the money…..

Have you ever considered how much your life weighs? 1100 Kilos of Burning Issue Magazine may be enough to push a Luton Van overweight. A medium wheel base panel van from VW can carry up to 1,375kg. I know what I would use to move Burning Issue around if I had to. I like to take my nonsense seriously. This appears no differently. BURNING ISSUE - The World's First Magazine for Money Burners - SUPER DELUXE EDITION - 23rd JUNE 2018 Burning Issue SUPER DELUXE (2018/19) 160 pages - £12.00 (ISSN 2516-8738) Double page pullout. Free £23 note and surprise gift. A4 fine quality 'art catalogue' print. available from Iron Man…

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Changes to Data Protection Laws

Want to keep updated with news from Iron Man Records? Changes to data protection laws mean we will not be able contact you without your consent. So, if you want Iron Man Records to keep in touch, please confirm that you are happy to receive emails - opt in now, it only takes a minute. Opt in to emails Don’t worry - you can opt out of receiving communication from us at any time and can rest assured that your information is kept secure. We value your privacy and use a variety of security measures to protect your personal information. Your information will not be passed onto any third parties. For…

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Where do you see Independent Record Labels heading in the future?

I have no idea where other Independent record labels are headed in future. Perhaps I can give you an idea of where I may take Iron Man Records if anything goes to plan. Which often, it doesn’t. But the quote “When all music is digital, all independence ceases” continues to permeate my thoughts. I want to keep the record label focused on releasing records, digitally and also on Vinyl. I want to leave the artists to work on writing, rehearsing, touring and recording. I’m not interested in getting more involved with the artists beyond releasing their music. I don’t like the idea of taking more control or involvement in what they…

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What are your thoughts on Vinyl? Are the costs of Vinyl production affordable to Independent labels?

“When all music is digital, all independence ceases.” I suppose, what I’m trying to say is that whoever controls the digital platform controls the market. Whether it’s Google, Apple, Spotify, YouTube or Amazon, if all music is digital then at some point you will have to engage the digital platform for access. If you lose access to the platform, you lose access to the music. From an artists perspective, either you place your music where the people are, or you have to encourage people to find your music where you are. The first one is easy, the second is not so easy. But either way, the lack of scarcity in the…

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How has Iron Man Records adapted to the growth of digitalisation?

Iron Man Records has had little choice, it has had to learn to adapt to digitalisation regardless. From 2004 until 2014 the label has seen a steady decline in physical sales both online and through physical outlets. From 2014 until 2017 this has continued at a faster rate and from 2017 to 2018 there has been a sharp drop, the decline has got much worse and deteriorated rapidly. This decline, which has accelerated in recent times, has effected not just Iron Man Records products, but all physical products the label makes available for sale. The physical distributors who take stock from Iron Man Records and distribute across the UK, Europe and…

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What does the term ‘Independent’ mean to Iron Man Records?

“In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: Not necessarily to Win, but mainly to keep from Losing Completely.” Hunter S Thompson — Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (1979) Hunter S. Thompson had many wise words that can be useful to anyone wanting to work in the music business. But I’ve always puzzled over a simple question “How did he know?” Independent can mean many different things. For Iron Man Records, an independent record label, it often means working hard and trying to turn available time and resources into…

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