FPT: You will not be surprised that I disagree slightly. The practice is not even traditional. Traditionally UK banknotes have been plain. We have only had historical figures on our banknotes since 1… (View Post)

That does not seem to cover the detail, which seems to have slightly unfortunate timing. 1950s+ USA spent tens of millions of $ on eradication programmes, using "sterile flies". North Ameri… (View Post)

If they were never legal, the whole shebang can be declared invalid. Tight control of the money supply - a la Maggie !! Can the policy be announced in advance, so no one wants one? (View Post)

I had not considered it before, but the origin of "deface" is from Medieval times when the face of eg a miscreant would be "defaced" ('mutilatio'), such as removal of th… (View Post)

It's quite funny. The Daily Mail and Bobajob Jenners are trying a bit too hard in the outrage fluffing department. The Bank of England's version is 'we held a consultation and the publ… (View Post)