General Chat

Not sure how up to date this list is as the link was in a Nov 2011 BBC article

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/Documents/about/banknote_names.pdf

NAMES SUGGESTED BY THE PUBLIC
FOR USE ON BANK OF ENGLAND BANKNOTES

The list comprises names of individuals suggested by members of the public for use on Bank of England banknotes.................it would not include fictional names, names which are not reasonably well known, and names which the Bank considers might cause public offence.

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The names on the list which are 'greyed' have been used

dont worry nanasue,,,,,any wrong word or spelling mistake you will soon be made a show of and brought to task ,,,no room for errors on here ,,,,,,,, ;-) :-D :-D,

Thanks folks date now corrected - have to make fun of myself - however don't mind anybody correcting me - please keep it up if you spot it anywhere. <3 <3 <3 <3

1916 is in about three hours, according to my watch, Merlin. Think NS meant 2116, when Tories will next get in :-) ;-)

We both live close to great political leaders, NS. I am not far from Leanne Wood, leader of Party for Wales (Plaid Cymru). Saw Natalie on Question Time on Thursday night. She and Nigel Farage did not see eye to eye. :-0 Hope he doesn't appear on our £5 notes :-(

Nanasue, 1916 is a long way off yet? its 97 years back,so its a long way off. :-D :-D

JohnLovesHorlicks you've totally surprised me - Can I tell Natalie - I know she would be bemused - we know each other - she live literally across the road from me :-0 :-0 :-0

I'm happy that Winston Churchill is going to feature.

Very sound decision imho.

I think it will be good for the youngesters it may spark them to want to know more about him,,,,,,as there is nothing in use which predicts him....

are there many great English women left that hasnt been used in BoE money,,,,

Florence N,
Elizabeth Fry.

has Marie Curie been featured?

At least three party leaders are women and they should feature on stamps and bank notes now. Natalie Bennett, Kirsty Williams and Leanne Wood :-)

Very disappointed that it now means there are no prominent women (apart from Liz) on any of our notes.

Why not replace one of the men on the other notes with Churchill?

All crowns are legal tender. Mint refers to them as NCLT (Non Circulating Legal Tender). I spent a couple of Churchill crowns in 1965 and you certainly found them in your till. Worth 5/- then and will now be worth 25p. Were you to have kept them nice and in their box, 5/- then and £3 plus now :-)

I agree with NS - everything is getting very political prior to various elections coming up. Hope it will not sway votes. The true value of currency notes is becoming so small that we can use them for other tasks than spending without feeling we are being wasteful. :-0

The Churchill Medal was not nor ever has been part of any UK legal tender ,,,,,,it was produce purely as a commemorative collectable medal,millions were made.....as were the Queens Silver Jubilee,,,,,they also have no spending power.

according news last night a portrait picture hasnt been choosen yet hasnt been choosen yet,and the chief of the bank of england chooses who's going to appear on bank notes,,,,,,

It will only be on the £5.

I was really pleased to see that on the news yesterday.

One of our Great Britons!


:-D

Linda ..............


how lucky you are to still have your mother. Mine died at the very young age of 58. She would have been about 20 years older than your Mum.

Bless every day that you have her.

and, yes, she belongs to the generation that almost revered Churchill, no matter their political preference.

He is known as the Greatest Statesman of the 20th century ....................... and for good reason.

It is fantastic to see the UK finally honouring him with his face on a bank note.



To think otherwise, makes ideas of "conspiracy" comes to mind!


I MIGHT have wondered what was behind it IF the bank note was going to be issued during the campaign run up to the 2014 elections, ie late this year or early next year .................... but it is not being released until 2016


............. and, in any case, I doubt very much whether the Governor of the Bank of England would cave in to political pressure!


If the present Governor has been used to caving in, or if the politicos have been used to him caving in ................. then the political animals are going to get a huge surprise in a couple of months time.

Mark Carney does NOT give in to political pressure!!

He refused to give in the Canadian government's pressure to allow those ridiculous mortgages and mortgage rates from about 2006 through to 2008, and thus our economy stayed more or less stable.

Any problems that we are now having, are due to the financial collapse of so many other countries, including the US and in Europe. We are still much better off than practically any other country. And we can thank Carney for that

It was one of the reasons he was head hunted for the UK job.

I can only add that my mum lived through WW2...she worked in a munitions factory...would have preferred to work with the land girls however she had just married my dad and it wasn't allowed.

I am so thankful that mum is still with us....92 years old and as spritely as ever and although she doesn't and has never shared the same politics she has however the greatest admiration for Winston Churchill.

We have several crown coins but these were really just commemorative although legal tender however surely it is only fitting to see Winston Churchill on our current currency amongst others...better late than never...mum says :-D

Linda

Short answer definitely Yes

............ and we here are campaigning right now for a Provincial election early next month , and then we have a Federal election in 2 years time


so what?

Only, I know that most people in the UK are not at all interested in those politics................ so don't ask me if I know what is happening in the UK, or suggest that I don't know or don't follow!



are you suggesting that there is something political in the choice of his portrait appearing on a bank note in 2016????????

SylviaInCanada if you had been following what has been going on recently in England you would know what I mean.

He died 24 January 1965, at age 90 - Gosh I can remember lining the street to watch his funeral.

Just think I've been involve with politics most of my adult life - here and overseas. We are campaigning again for 2013

Lordy, how this brings back memories .....................


I had graduated from uni, but didn't yet have a job when the 1964 General Election was held ........... so I volunteered as a campaigner in my home town!


That was a strange experience, but have lots of memories still!


I think poor old Churchill had suffered "mini" strokes during his later years, and he was pretty ineffective during his last term as an MP from 1959 to stepping down in 1964.


The majority of the people who had lived through WW2 would not have anything said against him though ..................... that's partly why the Tories were re-elected in 1951, and he served as PM from 1951 to 1955.


Clement Attlee and the Labour Party had defeated the Tories in 1945 ............. and that meant 6 years of austerity, which depressed everyone. I think there was a great deal of joy when Churchill led the Tories to success in 1951.


Not that I was old enough to vote!!

snap, jax!