Alex Cunningham

Agree

No, cash protects privacy and works during power outages

Labour is likely to agree that cash has resilience and inclusion benefits (important for vulnerable/unbanked groups) and that any digital currency should not eliminate cash; UK Labour figures have often emphasised access to services and protecting those excluded by digital-only systems. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, it would make payments instant and low-cost

Labour tends to be open to state-led financial modernisation and inclusion, and would likely see efficiency benefits in digital payments, but UK debate (incl. Bank of England work on a “digital pound”) has not been framed by Labour as a push to abolish cash outright, so support would be cautious rather than enthusiastic. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Yes

Labour might support exploring a CBDC in principle (aligned with modernization and inclusion), but would be wary of replacing cash entirely; so a bare ‘Yes’ is only weakly aligned. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

No

A blanket ‘No’ is not strongly aligned with Labour’s generally pro-modernisation stance; however, given concerns about inclusion, privacy, and not abolishing cash, Labour could be hesitant about ‘replacing cash’ specifically, making disagreement mild rather than strong. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

No, the government has no right to monitor private transactions

Labour supports privacy rights, but typically balances them with law-enforcement/AML objectives and has not taken an absolutist stance that government has ‘no right’ to monitor transactions (e.g., support for anti-money-laundering and counter-terror finance measures). Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, this could be a slippery slope to social credit systems

While Labour would take concerns about surveillance seriously, it has not generally promoted ‘social credit system’ slippery-slope arguments in UK monetary policy debates; it would more likely seek safeguards than reject CBDC on this framing. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, it could be used to debank citizens for their political views

Labour generally supports equality and civil liberties, but has not centred CBDC debate on “debanking for political views”; it has more often backed regulation of finance and anti-discrimination rather than adopting this as a primary objection. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, decentralized stablecoins already provide low-fee secure transactions without state control

Labour is sceptical of relying on decentralized stablecoins as a substitute for public money, favouring regulation and central-bank/treasury oversight; the party would be unlikely to endorse private crypto as the preferred solution over state-backed options. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.