UK to remove Churchill from paper money and replace (possibly) with picture of a Badger

[1srelluc]

Britain to Remove Churchill from Banknotes.

PULSE POINTS ❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Bank of England plans to replace historical figures including wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill on banknotes

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The Bank of England has announced a controversial plan to remove historic Britons, including wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and author Jane Austen, from banknotes. Instead, the new series will feature animals native to the United Kingdom.

Victoria Cleland, the chief cashier at the Bank of England, claimed that while the main goal is to improve counterfeit resilience. “Nature is a great choice from a banknote authentication perspective,” she said, although it is unclear why a banknote featuring a picture of a badger should be harder to counterfeit than a banknote featuring a picture of Churchill.

This change marks the end of more than 50 years of showcasing historic Britons on currency. Robert Jenrick, Shadow Chancellor for Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, criticized the decision, saying, “It says it all that Rachel Reeves is replacing Winston Churchill on our banknotes with a squirrel,” in reference to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury Secretary).

Notably, Starmer removed around five portraits of Churchill from the parliamentary estate after entering office, including a picture of the wartime leader standing next to the Cenotaph, Britain’s main national war memorial, in 1945.

Churchill is a frequent target of far-left protesters and academics, who portray him as a “racist” and a “white supremacist.

LOL....They should just go ahead and start putting Neville Chamberlain and Edward VIII on their money and admit defeat.

They’re scared the people seeing images of Churchill will start inviting comparisons to their current "leadership".

 

[Litwin]

Britain to Remove Churchill from Banknotes.

PULSE POINTS ❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Bank of England plans to replace historical figures including wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill on banknotes

thenationalpulse.com

The Bank of England has announced a controversial plan to remove historic Britons, including wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and author Jane Austen, from banknotes. Instead, the new series will feature animals native to the United Kingdom.

Victoria Cleland, the chief cashier at the Bank of England, claimed that while the main goal is to improve counterfeit resilience. “Nature is a great choice from a banknote authentication perspective,” she said, although it is unclear why a banknote featuring a picture of a badger should be harder to counterfeit than a banknote featuring a picture of Churchill.

This change marks the end of more than 50 years of showcasing historic Britons on currency. Robert Jenrick, Shadow Chancellor for Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, criticized the decision, saying, “It says it all that Rachel Reeves is replacing Winston Churchill on our banknotes with a squirrel,” in reference to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury Secretary).

Notably, Starmer removed around five portraits of Churchill from the parliamentary estate after entering office, including a picture of the wartime leader standing next to the Cenotaph, Britain’s main national war memorial, in 1945.

Churchill is a frequent target of far-left protesters and academics, who portray him as a “racist” and a “white supremacist.

LOL....They should just go ahead and start putting Neville Chamberlain and Edward VIII on their money and admit defeat.

They’re scared the people seeing images of Churchill will start inviting comparisons to their current "leadership".

so Belarusian state was so ahead of time ?

from 1992:

still, UK is much better than Moscow ulus:

 

[1srelluc]

Jeez, even their Badger looks gay.

 

[Cassandro]

I think money should portray national leaders or symbols, not generic scenes.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Britain to Remove Churchill from Banknotes.

PULSE POINTS ❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Bank of England plans to replace historical figures including wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill on banknotes

thenationalpulse.com

The Bank of England has announced a controversial plan to remove historic Britons, including wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and author Jane Austen, from banknotes. Instead, the new series will feature animals native to the United Kingdom.

Victoria Cleland, the chief cashier at the Bank of England, claimed that while the main goal is to improve counterfeit resilience. “Nature is a great choice from a banknote authentication perspective,” she said, although it is unclear why a banknote featuring a picture of a badger should be harder to counterfeit than a banknote featuring a picture of Churchill.

This change marks the end of more than 50 years of showcasing historic Britons on currency. Robert Jenrick, Shadow Chancellor for Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, criticized the decision, saying, “It says it all that Rachel Reeves is replacing Winston Churchill on our banknotes with a squirrel,” in reference to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury Secretary).

Notably, Starmer removed around five portraits of Churchill from the parliamentary estate after entering office, including a picture of the wartime leader standing next to the Cenotaph, Britain’s main national war memorial, in 1945.

Churchill is a frequent target of far-left protesters and academics, who portray him as a “racist” and a “white supremacist.

LOL....They should just go ahead and start putting Neville Chamberlain and Edward VIII on their money and admit defeat.

They’re scared the people seeing images of Churchill will start inviting comparisons to their current "leadership".

They're going to feature Starmer on a bank note by printing a spanner on it.

 

[citygator]

They did pick a creepy pic of his. I approve of cute animals.

Our money in the US is whack. We have the craziest shit on those bills ever.

Pyramids. Eyes. All kinds of whackadoodle.

 

[Hafar1014]

This would be more appropriate on British money and you limeys know who this is

 

[1srelluc]

They're going to feature Starmer on a bank note by printing a spanner on it.

Wat?

 

[Hafar1014]

Britain to Remove Churchill from Banknotes.

PULSE POINTS ❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Bank of England plans to replace historical figures including wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill on banknotes

thenationalpulse.com

The Bank of England has announced a controversial plan to remove historic Britons, including wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and author Jane Austen, from banknotes. Instead, the new series will feature animals native to the United Kingdom.

Victoria Cleland, the chief cashier at the Bank of England, claimed that while the main goal is to improve counterfeit resilience. “Nature is a great choice from a banknote authentication perspective,” she said, although it is unclear why a banknote featuring a picture of a badger should be harder to counterfeit than a banknote featuring a picture of Churchill.

This change marks the end of more than 50 years of showcasing historic Britons on currency. Robert Jenrick, Shadow Chancellor for Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, criticized the decision, saying, “It says it all that Rachel Reeves is replacing Winston Churchill on our banknotes with a squirrel,” in reference to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury Secretary).

Notably, Starmer removed around five portraits of Churchill from the parliamentary estate after entering office, including a picture of the wartime leader standing next to the Cenotaph, Britain’s main national war memorial, in 1945.

Churchill is a frequent target of far-left protesters and academics, who portray him as a “racist” and a “white supremacist.

LOL....They should just go ahead and start putting Neville Chamberlain and Edward VIII on their money and admit defeat.

They’re scared the people seeing images of Churchill will start inviting comparisons to their current "leadership".

 

[EdwinAMartin]

LOL....They should just go ahead and start putting Neville Chamberlain and Edward VIII on their money and admit defeat.

Or some drag queen.

 

[Eman623]

Will they also include bills with Water Rat, Mole, and J. Thaddeus Toad?

 

[excalibur]

I think money should portray national leaders or symbols, not generic scenes.

In 20 or so years they will, with Mohammedans, although not Mohammed himself.

 

[1srelluc]

 

[BothWings]

I don't really give a rat's ass as long as my money is worth something and is backed by a solid domestic economy.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Jeez, even their Badger looks gay.

"Look, if we built this large, wooden badger".

 

[excalibur]

I suggest breeds of dogs, with a bulldog among them.