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Judi Sutherland | Posted 14.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Mervyn King, The-Womens-Room, Banknotes, Money, Feminism, Bank of England, Women, Elizabeth Fry, UK Equality, UK Lifestyle News
Judi Sutherland

Women deserve recognition for their contribution to national life and to the economy; Britain deserves to present at least the appearance of an equal and progressive society; but with its current management, the Bank of England looks both ungracious and reactionary.

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'Keep A Woman On British Bank Notes' Campaign Launches Legal Challenge Against Bank of England

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Winston Churchill, Women on Banknotes, Women, Elizabeth Fry, Bank of England, Virginia Woolf, Women's Issues, Sexism, The Women's Room, Banknotes, Feminism, Caroline Criado-Perez, UK Lifestyle News

When the Bank of England decided to replace the only woman on British bank notes with a man, ...

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Churchill Replaces Elizabeth Fry On £5 Note

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK
Read More: Winston Churchill, Bank of England, UK News, Neville Chamberlain, Sir Mervyn King, Banknotes, Churchill, Prime Minister, UK News

Sir Winston Churchill is to appear on the next £5 note, the Governor of the Bank of England has announced. The wartime leader will become the firs...

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Does This REALLY Have More Germs Than Your Toilet Seat?

PA | Posted 06.03.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: UK Science, Dr Ron Cutler, UK Business, UK News, Banknotes, Contagion, E.Coli, UK Lifestyle News

Banknotes can carry more germs than the average toilet seat, with some harbouring E.coli, an expert said today. Dr Ron Cutler, senior lecturer at t...

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Should David Beckham Be On A Bank Note?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Terry Wogan, Bank of England, Mick Jagger, Princess Diana, Robbie Williams, Michael Vaughn, David Beckham, John Cleese, Jonny Wilkinson, Banknotes, UK News

The Bank of England released a new £50 note on Wednesday, with the design featuring 18th century entrepreneur Matthew Boulton and engineer James Watt...

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Libyan Banknotes Leave UK Bound For Tripoli

BBC | Posted 31.10.2011 | UK
Read More: Frozen, Gaddafi, Sanctions, Libya, William Hague, Dinar, Raf, Banknotes, United Nations, UK News

The RAF is flying £130m of Libyan banknotes (280m Libyan dinars) to Libya after an assets freeze aimed at Col Muammar Gaddafi was lifted. The cash...

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NTC To Receive £1 Billion In Frozen Libyan Currency

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 30.10.2011 | UK
Read More: Sanctions, Libya, Ntc, William Hague, Muammar Gaddafi, United Nations, Foreign Secretary, National Transitional Council, Banknotes, UK News

Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that the United Nations is to unfreeze 1.86 billion Libyan Dinar, around £1 billion sterling, currently...

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