[Finance] "Public to nominate" who should appear on the new £50 note

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I just love the fact that anybody trying to spend even a £20 note in Saino's has to have it passed past their magic marker pen. You're assumed to be a criminal counterfeit note passer until the magic marker pen proves otherwise. As for the £50 note, forget it. They might as well not exist, such is the retail suspicion surrounding them. Compare and contrast with the 50 Euro note which is happily accepted in, say, payment for a meal in even the lowliest of Euroland villages. What gives?

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Ronnie Pickering, Cilla or Gareth Southgate.

Special edition Mary Berry/Paul Hollywood double-header – limited to 50 notes

 

[B52]

Tony Bloom

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Looking at the original list, I've realised there must be a rule that says it has to be somebody who's dead, which unfortunately rules out Robbie Williams.

Cilla's a good shout though. I bet she disdainfully chucked many a £50 note at poor ITV flunkeys in her time.

 

[Stuart Munday]

Geoffrey from Rainbow.

 

[pearl]

Ned Kelly

 

[Grombleton]

Geoffrey from Rainbow.

Only if we can get Bungle, George and Zippy on the 20, 10 and 5.

 

[Insel affe]

I would hate it if Diana was on a note.

 

[Hillian1]

Fred West

 

[btnbelle]

Stephen Hawking

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Boadicea! That'll teach these upstart Europeans!!!

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

good choice , the trouble is the do gooders think we're joking.

Tommy Robinson

I don't know whether to laugh or cry...…….

 

[beorhthelm]

I just love the fact that anybody trying to spend even a £20 note in Saino's has to have it passed past their magic marker pen. You're assumed to be a criminal counterfeit note passer until the magic marker pen proves otherwise. As for the £50 note, forget it. They might as well not exist, such is the retail suspicion surrounding them. Compare and contrast with the 50 Euro note which is happily accepted in, say, payment for a meal in even the lowliest of Euroland villages. What gives?

is odd isnt it? historically the £20 and £50 was the most likely to be forged and then laundered by breaking. i dont see the pen so much now, it pretty common to use £20 (and not get much change!).

 

[Mackenzie]

Alan Ball.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Aneurin Bevan

 

[Pavilionaire]

Glenn Murray's kisser shouldn't just be on the £50 note but ALL bank notes. In fact, I think it's time to change the name of The Royal Mint to The Murray Mint.

 

[Trufflehound]

Mark E Smith

 

[pb21]

I normally vote for Ruel Fox in these polls

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Mark E Smith

Seconded

 

[Stumpy Tim]

I normally vote for Ruel Fox in these polls

Beat me to it. I think he's still alive, which scandalously leaves him out of the running