I think the timing of this release is highly suspect and the real reason is a lot simpler. The magnanimously negative impact of Brexit on the kingdom coupled w

I think the timing of this release is highly suspect and the real reason is a lot simpler. The magnanimously negative impact of Brexit on the kingdom coupled with recent outlandishly irresponsible neoliberal monetary policy have put the UK in a precarious situation where member nations are unironically reconsidering membership. Scotland last november gave it serious consideration, and in 2021 Wales seemed poised to give it a go as well. the alternative these states are electing is the EU and if such a choice were to be made it would surely spell disaster for England. Brexit has also created an unnecessary burden on corporations with a euro presence in that all must now be renegotiated at significant expense. The easiest path is to simply tell this relatively small kingdom of 67 million to trade only in euros, and this in turn would further devalue the pound sterling. the "Digital Sterling" serves a twofold purpose: to distract from the slow rolling catastrophe of Brexit and other hardline neoliberal policies by offering something that appears to be progress, and as a desperate effort to court business and commerce back to the kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit#Impact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit#Impact