Who Should Be On The Next £20 Note?

Milvus | 09:28 Fri 17th Jul 2015 | Arts & Literature

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The Bank of England is asking for votes for the next character for the £20 note. Subject Visual Arts,
Go here http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/Pages/characters/nexttwenty.aspx
then click on Character list for the choice range.
Get in quick, vote shuts on Sunday

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maggiebee

Afraid I know very few of the people on the list but a few do stand out for me: Capability Brown, William Morris and L S Lowry. Am I allowed to vote as I'm Scottish and we have our own notes?

janbee

Dave , from Money supermarket.

Milvus

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I would expect so, Charles Rennie Mackintosh is on the list, so they are letting Scots in :)

maggiebee

Oops Milvus, so he is, missed that one. Thanks for pointing it out - maybe will vote now.

Maydup

Thanks for the link, I have nominated the brilliant Henry Moore.

Khandro

William Blake, though an interesting and unique bank note could be made from the work of Edweard Muybridge.

EDDIE51

Wow that link tells us there is a 'Bank Note Character Advisory Committee ' I wonder how many are on that and how much they get paid?

Milvus

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Eddie, the Bank of England's Character Advisory Committee is: Sandy Nairne an, Baroness Lola Young, Sir David Cannadine BoE Deputy Governor, Ben Broadbent, and BoE Chief Cashier, Victoria Cleland. To create the shortlist they have added John Akomfrah, Alice Rawsthorn and Andrew Graham-Dixon for their experience in visual arts

EDDIE51

^^ So how much do that lot earn for a 'non job'?

Khandro

Eddie; My daughter is a graphic designer and her firm having done a lot of promotional work on the publicity for the launch of a new note depicting the chosen subject a few years back, had it all scrapped because the committee discovered at the last minute there was 'area of darkness' in the life of the chosen person - whom I'd better not name. They are very cautious, and probably rightly so.

Milvus

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Why do you think it is a non job Eddie? Not a fan of the arts?

EDDIE51

I'd bet they meet a few times a year and get paid £10,000s for a few hours work.I would like to be on it.

Mamyalynne

Eddie, closest I can find so far is 'The advisory committee are paid an amount per annum decided by the Trustees'.

I am sure if you search out a detailed annual report it will be better itemised than that.

Milvus

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Eddie, the Bank is a Government Unit and is under Freedom of information. Ask the Bank for the costs of the committee, they will have to provide details