British currency? (Score: 1) by unitron@pipedot.org on 2014-08-15 09:26 (#3VV) I thought they were accustomed to having females on there already. Re: British currency? (Score: 2, Informative) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-08-15 10:45 (#3VY) Yeah, I was wondering that too. Here's her profile at the Guardian. Seems to be an outspoken feminist: http://www.theguardian.com/profile/caroline-criado-perezSeems the bank has proposed a set of new notes in which the Queen would not be present, and CCP opposed the idea. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2013/jul/04/women-bank-notes-bank-englandWhatever the reason, and whatever her beliefs, she certainly seems to have been attacked pretty viciously. Re: British currency? (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-08-18 20:05 (#3Z0) None, however, mentioned the announcement made in April that, come 2016, all historical figures on our banknotes, barring the Queen, would be men.The queen would still be on the notes. That's just not good enough for the CCP.
Re: British currency? (Score: 2, Informative) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-08-15 10:45 (#3VY) Yeah, I was wondering that too. Here's her profile at the Guardian. Seems to be an outspoken feminist: http://www.theguardian.com/profile/caroline-criado-perezSeems the bank has proposed a set of new notes in which the Queen would not be present, and CCP opposed the idea. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2013/jul/04/women-bank-notes-bank-englandWhatever the reason, and whatever her beliefs, she certainly seems to have been attacked pretty viciously. Re: British currency? (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-08-18 20:05 (#3Z0) None, however, mentioned the announcement made in April that, come 2016, all historical figures on our banknotes, barring the Queen, would be men.The queen would still be on the notes. That's just not good enough for the CCP.
Re: British currency? (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-08-18 20:05 (#3Z0) None, however, mentioned the announcement made in April that, come 2016, all historical figures on our banknotes, barring the Queen, would be men.The queen would still be on the notes. That's just not good enough for the CCP.