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Churchill's granddaughter happy with his picture being replaced on £5 note
BBC News ^ | March 13, 2026

Posted on 03/16/2026 10:09:06 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Sir Winston Churchill will be replaced on the £5 note by an animal, the Bank of England has said.

Emma Soames, granddaughter of Sir Winston, told BBC Newsnight she was happy with the idea and she rejected Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's characterisation of the change as "wokery".

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Editorial; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: churchill; emmasoames; nigelfarage; tuckersidea; unitedkingdom; wokery

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1 posted on 03/16/2026 10:09:06 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Effin’ stupid wokery is what it is.


2 posted on 03/16/2026 10:16:32 PM PDT by dinodino ( Shut it down anyway. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

The rise of humanism. That humans are just animals and have no spiritual aspect.


3 posted on 03/16/2026 10:22:57 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: dinodino

It’s appropriate since animals from 3rd world hellholes are effectively running that country.


4 posted on 03/16/2026 10:25:32 PM PDT by Greg123456
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To: MinorityRepublican

She’s happy with this?


5 posted on 03/16/2026 10:27:39 PM PDT by Keyser Soze 84
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To: MinorityRepublican

She is probably happy Great Britain is being filled with Islamists too.


6 posted on 03/16/2026 10:28:43 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: MinorityRepublican

By the way a pound is about 20 shillings or three quarters of a parsec.


7 posted on 03/16/2026 10:37:11 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: MinorityRepublican

Little miss wokie denies that its wokie


8 posted on 03/16/2026 10:45:01 PM PDT by Bob434 (NYWAYS)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

How do you convert those to farthings, hectares,
furlongs, fortnights, and Olympic swimming pools?


9 posted on 03/16/2026 10:51:43 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th ( I am obsessed with not being obsessed with anything.)
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To: tennmountainman

“ She is probably happy Great Britain is being filled with Islamists too.”

I know what to do! Put a picture of Mohamed on the £5 note!


10 posted on 03/16/2026 10:52:00 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.”)
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To: Telepathic Intruder
> By the way a pound is about 20 shillings or three quarters of a parsec.

Also the weight of a proper pint of stout.

11 posted on 03/16/2026 10:52:47 PM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: dayglored

Approximately 3.5 on the Mohs hardness scale.


12 posted on 03/16/2026 11:04:16 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: MinorityRepublican

Would the UK remove a non-white person from the bank notes? We all know the answer


13 posted on 03/16/2026 11:12:07 PM PDT by mitchjackson1972 (End usury - It's OK to be white - https://ussliberty.org/)
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To: Repeal The 17th

I haven’t thought about it. I’m only worried about Scoville units right now.


14 posted on 03/16/2026 11:18:04 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: VanShuyten
I know what to do! Put a picture of Mohamed on the £5 note!

You want to anger the Muslims? That would be completely haram.

15 posted on 03/16/2026 11:36:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: MinorityRepublican; All

Translation: she is so frightened to defy any agenda of the current Regime that she thinks she must pretend to go along with this.


16 posted on 03/16/2026 11:57:53 PM PDT by Reverend Wright (Anschluss now !)
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To: VanShuyten
Put a picture of Mohamed on the £5 note!

It would be too tempting then to use the bill to wipe one's bum with it.

17 posted on 03/17/2026 12:03:10 AM PDT by OrangeHoof ("Our property is protected by two pitbulls. They love visitors, especially with marinara or garlic.")
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To: MinorityRepublican

Are they putting the Grand Mufti on the 5-er instead?


18 posted on 03/17/2026 12:08:47 AM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I’m sure the Muslim “newcomers” would approve, as long as the animal was a goat or a camel.


19 posted on 03/17/2026 12:36:09 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (I voted for Trump the Fighter, not a wussified wimp!)
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