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To: Bank of England

Nye Bevan's portrait on the new £50 note

We call for the Bank of England to put a portrait of Nye Bevan on the new £50 note.

Nye Bevan founded the NHS in 1948. Today, it is the closest thing the British people have to a national religion.

Why is this important?

Most of us in the UK today were delivered by an NHS midwife. Most of us in the UK today will die in the care of an NHS doctor or nurse. Show your appreciation of the greatest cradle-to-grave healthcare system in the world, by signing the petition to put a portrait of its founder on the country's largest banknote.

Updates

2018-10-21 10:34:09 +0100

STOP THATCHER..!

This petition is growing really quickly but YOU can help it grow even faster.

If you're an NHS employer, a Trade Unionist, or a member of any political party sympathetic to the issues, please ask your colleagues to sign it. And ask them to help promote it, too. There are links for posting it on all the social media platforms you use.

Together, we can stop Thatcher 😀

2018-10-19 21:19:35 +0100

1,000 signatures reached

2018-10-19 16:59:09 +0100

500 signatures reached

2018-10-19 13:22:37 +0100

From the Bank of England's website: "The Bank will announce a character selection process for the new £50 note in due course, which will seek nominations from the public for potential characters to appear on the new note."

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https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2018/october/bank-confirms-plans-for-new-50-note

2018-10-18 23:20:23 +0100

100 signatures reached

2018-10-18 21:49:00 +0100

50 signatures reached

2018-10-18 21:28:29 +0100

25 signatures reached

2018-10-18 19:26:27 +0100

10 signatures reached