Alan Turing For The New £50 Note

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Margret Thatcher divided a country and is too political to be displayed on the new £50. The opposing petition to have footballer Harry Maguire riding a unicorn placed on the design, makes a mockery of the relevance of this honour.

I hereby propose Alan Turing as a worthy candidate.

Alan Turing. A man who is widely regarded as the farther of modern computing, and who saved countless lives in WWII. Furthermore it would be a fitting tribute to a man who was relentlessly penalised and punished for a life choice that is now accepted in todays society.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Bank notes are the responsibility of the Bank of England, which is independent of the Government and Parliament.

You can find out how the Bank decides who will be on bank notes here:

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/Pages/characters/selection.aspx

Timeline

17 Oct 2018	Petition opened for signatures
24 Oct 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Oct 2018

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