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I'm not sure what the point in this petition is: surely responsibility for the design and circulation of currency lies solely with the Bank of England and not HM Treasury?


"We therefore call upon the Treasury to request the Bank of England to consider depicting Alan Turing when Series F £10 banknotes are designed."


But we shouldn't want the Treasury to have a say in this!? Allowing the Treasury to have a political say in what the Bank can put on their banknotes opens up a whole can of worms that it would be infinitely preferable to be left unopened.


They still wouldn't "have a say"; it's simply a request. I admit ignorance of English political delicacies, however.




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