The New £20 Note Could Leave The Bank Of England With Another Equality Crisis?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/why-the-new-20-note-could-leave-the-bank-of-england-with-another-equality-crisis-10260974.html

/// There was public outcry last time the Bank of England planned to switch the figureheads on bank notes. A decision to replace Elizabeth Fry, the campaigner, with Winston Churchill on the £5 note meant there would be no women on banknotes in the UK. ///

A public outcry?????????????

From what quarter?

There would be no women on banknotes in the UK????????????

Wrong we have had a woman on our coins and banknotes for the last 60 odd years.

[Booldawg]

Maybe they could put Katie Homes on there!

[mikey4444]

It really IS a slow news day then AOG ?

[paddywak]

Does it matter?These sort of things tend to go in cycles anyway one time it will polititions another time scientists another time poets etc sometimes men sometimes women thats just the way it goes

[bednobs]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10207231/Woman-who-campaigned-for-Jane-Austen-bank-note-receives-Twitter-death-threats.html

[bednobs]

35000 people signed her petition - there's your quarter

[Svejk]

It can't be helped if there are/were far more 'great' men than women. Instead of whinging, women should try and 'up their game' and even the numbers up.

[Marshwarble]

Surely the figurehead is on the obverse side of a note? Maybe you haven't had too many?

[dunnitall]

FGS....as long as it can't be forged and as long as we can have the funds to spend it...does it flipping matter? I don't like having £20 notes anyway and will always ask for fivers....but for those who indulge in these denominations then as long as you can spend it What The Funicular. Haven't people got more pressing things to discuss and debate ...zzzzzz.

[sp1814]

Hold on is Jane Austin on one of our notes?

[sp1814]

Duh...Austen!

[maggiebee]

Women don't need their figureheads on bank notes to know they are great!