Soon hedgehogs and badgers will replace Alan Turing and Jane Austen on bank notes, in a deeper political and cultural shift ...
On the current crop of notes are former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (£5), author Jane Austen (£10), painter J.M.W. Turner (£20), and mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing (£50).
Politicians are furious Churchill will be replaced on banknotes. The RSPCA wants rats and pigeons to feature.
The Bank of England plans to replace historical figures like Winston Churchill and Jane Austen with UK wildlife on future banknotes following a public consultation favouring nature-themed designs.
Churchill and Austen to be replaced on banknotes by wildlife in move to tackle counterfeits - The Bank of England says ...
Technically, of course, removing Churchill from a banknote would not erase him from history. Even if his reputation is at times questionable, the fact of his leadership through the second world war is ...
LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Images of animals will feature on the next series of banknotes from the Bank of England, as the central bank shifts away from historical figures such as William ...
The Bank of England will put animals on its next banknotes instead of divisive historical figures, with the hedgehog emerging ...
The Bank of England plans to replace historical figures like Winston Churchill on UK banknotes with images of native wildlife ...
Bank of England plans wildlife-themed banknotes, replacing Churchill and other historical figures as public consultation favours nature.
Right-wingers have found a new topic to rage about after the Bank of England announced historical figures will be removed ...
The Bank of England's potential decision to replace historical figures with beavers and badgers has triggered "Mr. Brexit" ...