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People are getting more aware that any business that won't accept cards is, at best, on the tax fiddle and more than likely a front for organised crime so they steer clear.

I do this, but not because they’re doing anything illegal (though many of them likely are), but because feck them for making it awkward.

I drove past 3 cash only barbers to go to my preferred choice, and I won’t use my local Chinese because they’re cash only.

No chance I’m going out of my way to a cash point only to be lumbered with a pocket full of shrapnel I’ll never use.

I always carry some cash with me just in case. Still use it for the odd small purchase or the odd beggar.

The only regular time I use cash is at the Chinese by me which has been there for donkeys years and still is cash only.

The other Chinese which has only been open a few years interestingly is becoming card only at the end of the month.

I can’t see why they are bothering changing the designs myself but it gives people something else to moan at I suppose which is a national pastime.

I’m quite amused by the idea about how much more integrity there is in sending your financial details in the ether. It’s not like there are legions of digital criminals out there barely scraping a living from their enterprise.

Churchill was a controversial choice because he was a politician. Every other figure was a scientist or writer or someone who moved society on.

We still have loads of historical figures to commemorate. Going to animals is absolutely because the nature of history means that most of them are white males and that would never do for the idiots at the wheel.

Every country has animals. Only one has ever produced, say, Lord Shaftesbury or Charles Alcock. Most countries commemorate historical figures on banknotes. It’s moronic for England to drop them because of woolly-minded idealism.

‘The idiots at the wheel’ 🙄.

We don’t have that many animals left. Maybe they deserve their 10 minutes.

This conversation is weird. Think it tells you quite a lot about where the countries mind is just now. I mean , who the eff thinks having a Robin on a bank note is maybe a bit iffy. Plenty apparently, including BA who regards himself as amongst the sane brigade.

Wildlife is on the coins. That’s where they’ve long been.

bluearmyfaction

Churchill was a controversial choice because he was a politician. Every other figure was a scientist or writer or someone who moved society on.

We still have loads of historical figures to commemorate. Going to animals is absolutely because the nature of history means that most of them are white males and that would never do for the idiots at the wheel.

Every country has animals. Only one has ever produced, say, Lord Shaftesbury or Charles Alcock. Most countries commemorate historical figures on banknotes. It’s moronic for England to drop them because of woolly-minded idealism.

Again, there is no conspiracy - it was voted on (by members of the public) and historical figures, as well as historical landmarks, were both options outvoted by “nature”.

There really is no agenda involved on this one, despite people desperately saying there is.

Must be a chance of getting our Jude on there if has a good World Cup.

Ian and Oldham are very blood thirsty and often missing from here when crime occurs

Every country has animals

Let’s go through the 10 most traded currencies shall we.

US Dollar - Former Presidents and govt buildings
Euro - Architecture
Yen - Landscapes and landmarks
Pound - Historical figures incl politicians.
Yuan - Landscapes and landmarks
Swiss Franc - Art and Music
Aussie Dollar - Landmarks and historical figures
Canadian Dollar - Tech/science/innovations
HK Dollar - Honk Kong traditions and buildings
Singapore Dollar - Sports, building etc

Animals seems pretty unique amongst proper global currencies to me, but yanno… it must be a leftist conspiracy or you usual tinfoil hat nonsense.

Again, there is no conspiracy - it was voted on (by members of the public) and historical figures, as well as historical landmarks, were both options outvoted by “nature”.

There really is no agenda involved on this one, despite people desperately saying there is.

Let’s not let facts get in the way of a classic and baseless BAF ramble.

bluearmyfaction

Wildlife is on the coins. That’s where they’ve long been.

So what

bluearmyfaction

It’s moronic for England to drop them because of woolly-minded idealism.

Did you bother to read the link I gave you which explained that what you are claiming isn't true?

I mean every country has animals in its environment. They don’t represent a country in the same way except for endemics and we have previous few of them. And I doubt the Scottish crossbill or Shetland mouse-ear are going to make the notes (not least as it’s Bank of England).

Rasputin

bluearmyfaction

It’s moronic for England to drop them because of woolly-minded idealism.

Did you bother to read the link I gave you which explained that what you are claiming isn't true?

Saw it at the time and it’s bollocks. Firstly, it’s the Bank of effing England, if they can’t make up their own mind and provide some financial leadership, then they shouldn’t be in a effing job. Secondly, I can’t be the only one who never saw the consultation and I’d be interested to see how and when it was publicised. Thirdly, I know how easy it is to rig these polls. “Do you want historical figures like Oswald Mosley and Lord Haw Haw, or do you want animals like a little baa lamb and a lovely horse?”