I see there's a jock on the back, Adam Smith! I thought they had their own notes RBS, Clydeside etc. Is this part of the takeover of England by Celts. They seem to have taken over the BBC, the Met Office etc. so why not the Bank of England.
Horrible Euro Style To The Note. The Old One Is Better And........ it would help if people in the retail environment were aware of the change in note and didn't keep you waiting around five minutes whilst they go and check with the manager who should have made them aware of it.
I reckon the design of the note is part of a ploy to de-sensitise us to the Euro becoming our next currency.
I thought the same thing myself Though my version didnt include posh words like de-sensitise and ploy.
Well they aren't going to have a referendum (anyone remember that?!) on the issue cos they'll loose. Scaredy cats
It will sneak in the back door somehow I note that the EU constitution plans are back up and running -there wont be any more referenda in Europe on those when even the French cant be trusted to vote for it. At some point there will be some EU directive similar to the one forcing us to use metric weights and measures which forces us to transition to a common standard currency. Just a matter of time as no serious political party has any policy to keep our independance
RE: Cant see owt wrong wi it missen.. Agree lets get it over with, fed up of having to keep changing sterling...
Not had a proper look at one yet! I would like to see us with notes more like the Australians, their money is more expensive to produce but is much more durable. As for the Euro debate, there is no possible economic argument in favour of the Euro at this date. On this issue my views are rather conservative in nature. We have a strong economic foundation in Great Britain, why tamper with the status quo? Any introduction in the current economic climate would be merely political meddling! However the concept of Europe as an economic union arrangment should now be consigned to the history books. Most will now openly explain it was never meant as that in the first place. It was simply the spin used to placate the British public in the 1970s. I believe my views reflect those of the the majority of the British population. We believe in European integration and union to an extent. The extent being so far as is beneficial to our country or so far as it will not negatively effect the freedom and living standards of our population whilst having beneficial results for the rest of Europe. As a nation State we have nothing to gain and everything to lose from entering the Euro Zone at this time. We are economically strong and have more to lose, unlike on our joining of the EC when we had everything to gain and were starting from a position of weakness. The Euro Zone is relatively happy now during a period of relative growth in Europe and the world in general. Should Europe fall into reccession which is a fact of nature in a capitalist world, then grumbling might grow to cries of desperation in the Euro Zone. Government's will have no control over the inflation or exchange rates in their individual member states and the power will be in the hands of the (poorly accountable) European Central Bank. Effectively governments will be local authorities unable to organise the economic recovery of their country without the consent of the ECB. So Im glad we have a new 20 quid note. It is pounds sterling. Let you know what I think about the design later.