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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - It Gets Worse, as RATS May Replace Churchill on Banknotes.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has suggested that urban animals, such as pigeons, rats, and seagulls, should feature on redesigned English banknotes.KEY QUOTE: “What about the pigeons who have been our friends for thousands of years, or rats, with their amazing memories, or even gulls, with […] The post It Gets Worse, as RATS May Replace Churchill on Banknotes. appeared first on The National Pulse .

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has suggested that urban animals, such as pigeons, rats, and seagulls, should feature on redesigned English banknotes. KEY QUOTE: “What about the pigeons who have been our friends for thousands of years, or rats, with their amazing memories, or even gulls, with their amazing levels of intelligence ?” – Geoff Edmond, RSPCA. IMPACT: The Bank of England has not yet finalized its designs, but plans to replace historic Britons such as Sir Winston Churchill and Jane Austen with wildlife, claiming this will improve anti-counterfeiting measures. IN FULL The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has proposed featuring urban…Open

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Britain to Remove Churchill from Banknotes.

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Bank of England plans to replace historical figures including wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill on banknotes with pictures of animals. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Bank of England, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Chancellor (Treasury Secretary) Rachel Reeves, and Robert Jenrick, of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party. WHEN & WHERE: Announced […] The post Britain to Remove Churchill from Banknotes. appeared first on The National Pulse .

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Bank of England plans to replace historical figures including wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill on banknotes with pictures of animals. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Bank of England, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Chancellor (Treasury Secretary) Rachel Reeves, and Robert Jenrick, of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party. WHEN & WHERE: Announced March 11, 2026, in the United Kingdom. KEY QUOTE: “It says it all that Rachel Reeves is replacing Winston Churchill on our banknotes with a squirrel.” – Robert Jenrick IMPACT: The decision ends over 50 years of featuring British historical figures on banknotes. IN FULL The Bank of England has announced a controversial plan to remove historic Britons, including…Open