If we had to replace the Queen on British Currency...

[Peter]

Assume hypothetically that the Queen had to be removed from all British currency. Which well known Statesmen would you place on them to replace her?

We have a £50, £20, £10, £5 notes; £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p coins.

[patrick1]

Well it is really none of my business  but if you did I think you should put on people who represent not only political history but also cultural:  Churchill and Shakespeare, Palmerston and Bede, Admiral Nelson, Robert Burns (token Scots:)) Lloyd George (token Welsh), Boadicea- the list can go on-  please no Thatcher and Cromwell;)

[M]

Going backwards: Thatcher, Churchill, Lloyd George, Disraeli, Nelson, Burke, Locke, Shakespeare

[Peter]

I'd certainly want Churchill, Lloyd George and Palmerston. I don't think the living, such as Lady Thatcher, are appropriate.

Certainly greats such as Shakespeare should get on it, and hopefully people like the Duke of Wellington would get somewhere too. From a philosophy perspective I would certainly agree with Burke and probably Locke, though I'm not a particular fan. Walpole probably ends up on stuff too.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I cannot believe that no one else has yet mentioned William Gladstone, so I shall.

[Bono]

IF Shakeespear should be in, so should Byron.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Attlee!

[Peter]

IF Shakeespear should be in, so should Byron.

Considering I've never heard of him, and probably neither has the majority of the British public, I'd suggest not.

[Democratic Hawk]

I'd certainly want Churchill, Lloyd George and Palmerston. I don't think the living, such as Lady Thatcher, are appropriate.

I don't think Lady Thatcher would warrant her prescence on money even if she were dead

If I had to pick a statesman, I'd say Churchill but only because of WW2

Dave

[Bono]

IF Shakeespear should be in, so should Byron.

Considering I've never heard of him, and probably neither has the majority of the British public, I'd suggest not.

YOu've never heard of Lord Byron?
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage?
C'mon?

[patrick1]

IF Shakeespear should be in, so should Byron.

Keats and Blake are better IMHO.

[Bono]

IF Shakeespear should be in, so should Byron.

Keats and Blake are better IMHO.

I'm more of a Wordworth fan, but Byron is more famous.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Swift, Blake and Orwell should all be on coins

[MissCatholic]

If you put lady thatcher on one then the homeless would become millionnaires quickly.

[Јas]

Swift, Blake and Orwell should all be on coins

Should Swift be eligible?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Should Swift be eligible?

Sure. As a celebration of the positive benifits of immigration if nothing else*. A picture of the Windrush on a coin would be a good idea as well IMO.

And that's something that's needed a lot right now...

[Platypus]

we got rid of the queen on our notes, but she's still on the coins. We struggled to find people for our notes as we didn't want politicians (quite rightly, imho).

If we did the coins too, I'd suggest Mabo for the $2 coin (Polkergeist would understand why I chose that one), Weary Dunlop on the $1 coin, Sir Florey on the 50c, Vivienne Bullwinkle on the 20c (token), Charles Kingsford Smith on the 10c, and replace the queen on the $5 note with Sir Henry Parkes who replaced her temporarily for the Federation note. The 5c coins could be...Henry Lawson?

[M]

...and probably Locke, though I'm not a particular fan.

Oh? Democracy, individual liberties, and human rights don't particularly interest you?

[Peter]

Hillary Clinton... why not? The Brits love her!

We do???

[Bono]

...and probably Locke, though I'm not a particular fan.

Oh? Democracy, individual liberties, and human rights don't particularly interest you?

Locke is a strawman.