The Forthcoming £20 Note

[sp1814]

Who would you like to see on the note, and why?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sir-david-attenborough-ethical-champions-poll-20-pound-note-jmw-turner-prince-charles-jk-rowling-a7988631.html

It doesn’t necessarily have to be feasible, but the rule is, they must be British (obv).

I personally would go for Attenborough, although it’ll never happen.

[albaqwerty]

Mushroom, the last time the public were asked about anything, they came up with 'Boaty McBoatface' :-)

[jno]

there's a diverse tenner with Jane Austen on it, and even that brought rape and death threats to the woman who suggested it.

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

[sp1814]

mushroom25

My theory about that is that any name put forward would be immediately shouted down as a politically correct move.

But more importantly than that - there simply aren’t enough ‘diverse’ candidates to be considered, although I know quite a few people who would be happy to see Dame Shirley Bassey gracing the back of a £20 note.

[ChillDoubt]

In no particular order of preference:

I K Brunel
Robert Stephenson
Alan Turing
Frank Whittle

[douglas9401]

Hey big spender.

[Gromit]

Mary Berry

[ladybirder]

Amazed Diana's name hasn't been suggested.

[Arksided]

Zippy from Rainbow, then you'd have two reasons to smile whilst holding a twenty spot.

[gulliver1]

Boris Johnson , He would be delighted.

[NoMercy]

Why not Winston Churchill?

[EcclesCake]

That was an ironic comment I assume Ladybirder???

[Islay]

Idris Elba

[davegosling]

Alan Turing

[NoMercy]

She means Diana Rigg...

[Sqad]

Eddie Izzard

That surely would satisfy our modern electorate.

[anneasquith]

Nigel farage surely? !!

[Mamyalynne]

Dame Cicely Saunders.

[dannyk13]

NM
// Why not Winston Churchill?// He is already on the new £5 note.

[kvalidir]

Alan Turing seems such a good choice, Emily Bronte appeals to me for a variety of reasons but it's also her bicentenary next year so seems apt and Stephen Hawking ( although he not dead obviously) would be a cracking choice. If you want to be a bit more contentious you could have Princess Diana, Oliver Cromwell and Guy Fawkes :)

[ToraToraTora]

Bit early for TGL but I'd go with Alan Turing or Barnes Wallis, possibly Arthur Harris.