# Alice and the Money Tree, Revisited | UK Column Interviews

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Published: 2026-05-21T22:17:00+00:00
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## Resource

Alice and the Money Tree, Revisited | UK Column Interviews ► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial Alice and the Money Tree is an illustrated book that uses a simple Lewis Carroll-type style to explain complex monetary systems to as many people as possible. The short, 58-page hardback book has been widely applauded as a beginner's guide to finance and a classic in its field. In this thought-provoking interview, Mark Anderson sits down with its author, J. M. Weston Briggs, to discuss the impact the book made when it was first published, and its continuing relevance today. Briggs’ work particularly focuses on debt-based fiat currency and argues that the current system creates poverty and concentrates wealth. The author instead advocates for interest-free, debt-free currency as a solution. https://backstory.london/products/9781999848507 ► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live ► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/ ► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/ ► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial Follow #UKColumn on: ► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn ► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news

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