Alan Turing - the new face on the £50 ?

[Tommy Tainant]

Alan Turing could be the new face of the £50 note - PinkNews

They are looking to put a scientist on it this time. This guy invented computers and shortened the war saving millions. I think he deserves it.

Turing, often hailed as the grandfather of modern computing, was convicted of ‘gross indecency’ in 1952 after having sex with a man, and was chemically castrated, barred from working for GCHQ, and driven to suicide.

It is also a timely reminder of the need to protect rights for minorities in these troubled times.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Alan Turing could be the new face of the £50 note - PinkNews

They are looking to put a scientist on it this time. This guy invented computers and shortened the war saving millions. I think he deserves it.

Turing, often hailed as the grandfather of modern computing, was convicted of ‘gross indecency’ in 1952 after having sex with a man, and was chemically castrated, barred from working for GCHQ, and driven to suicide.

It is also a timely reminder of the need to protect rights for minorities in these troubled times.

Problem is, the £50 note is hardly ever seen. Just as the right want the LGBT people.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Alan Turing could be the new face of the £50 note - PinkNews

They are looking to put a scientist on it this time. This guy invented computers and shortened the war saving millions. I think he deserves it.

Turing, often hailed as the grandfather of modern computing, was convicted of ‘gross indecency’ in 1952 after having sex with a man, and was chemically castrated, barred from working for GCHQ, and driven to suicide.

It is also a timely reminder of the need to protect rights for minorities in these troubled times.

Problem is, the £50 note is hardly ever seen. Just as the right want the LGBT people.

Cant remember that last time I had one. Mrs T rations me to a few tenners to get me through the week.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Alan Turing could be the new face of the £50 note - PinkNews

They are looking to put a scientist on it this time. This guy invented computers and shortened the war saving millions. I think he deserves it.

Turing, often hailed as the grandfather of modern computing, was convicted of ‘gross indecency’ in 1952 after having sex with a man, and was chemically castrated, barred from working for GCHQ, and driven to suicide.

It is also a timely reminder of the need to protect rights for minorities in these troubled times.

Problem is, the £50 note is hardly ever seen. Just as the right want the LGBT people.

Cant remember that last time I had one. Mrs T rations me to a few tenners to get me through the week.

I think I saw one once. It was either that or a red crisp packet.

 

[Vagabond63]

Problem with £50 notes is that you get funny looks from shopkeepers when you spend 65p on a Mars bar and wipe out their till float in one go...

 

[Sunni Man]

Putting a pervert's picture on their money is about right for a country that is already self destructing. ....

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Putting a pervert's picture on their money is about right for a country that is already self destructing. ....

The talk isnt about putting the picture of a pervert on the note, only Alan Turing's .

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Problem with £50 notes is that you get funny looks from shopkeepers when you spend 65p on a Mars bar and wipe out their till float in one go...

Its that point when they ring the bell,hold it up and ask for a Supervisor.