Sir Winston Churchill will no longer grace the pockets of Britons after it was announced the 50-year practice of printing portraits of famous Britons on the opposite side of notes from that of the reigning monarch is to end. The Bank of England, which issues money on behalf of the government, said in a statement on the change, emphasised that the change was supported by their research into public taste, which showed that images of native wildlife would be less "divisive" than historic figures.
They said the future designs had to meet their criteria, which included that new pictures symbolised the UK, resonated with the public, and "is not divisive: The theme should not involve imagery that would reasonably be offensive to, or exclude, any groups."
In recent memory wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill was uncontroversial in his position as the "greatest Briton of all time" but, evidently, with the UK shorn of its uniting common culture this no longer applies. Indeed, the statue of Sir Winston in Parliament square has been repeatedly vandalised in recent years.
It's happening here as well.