Public Banking

A recent talk by Ellen Brown on Novemebr 22, reported here 
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Exploring-the-Public-Bank-by-Ellen-Brown-121208-629.html
emcourages the view of a bank as the custodian of the essential infrastructure of the economy rather than a private commercial concern. The example of North Dakota is quoted, with recommendations for Scotland.
Other recent articles have pointed out the inevitability of a move towards public banking
http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/What-We-Could-Accomplish-i-by-Richard-Clark-121206-16.html

and
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Public-Banking--The-Linch-by-Rob-Kall-121206-706.html
Money is a commons which needs to be protected so that we can have more control over where the energy of money is focused.
Comments welcome.
Anna