From The Daily Signal
The powers that be in Britain appear eager to strip away every aspect of what it means to be British from their society and institutions.
The Bank of England is erasing four famous historical figures from its currency because they are considered ‘divisive’ and replacing them with various images of ‘non-offensive’ wildlife.
Sir Winston Churchill who led the country to victory in World War II is reported to be being superseded by a squirrel.
Another war hero, codebreaker Alan Turing joins Churchill, novelist Jane Austen and painter J.M.W. Turner in making way for hedgehogs, badgers and moles.
NOTHING ‘OFFENSIVE’ CAN BE ON BRITISH BANKNOTES
“For more than 50 years, the Bank of England has proudly showcased many inspirational historical figures who have helped shape national thought, innovation, leadership, and values on its banknotes,” the bank said in a statement.
“The change to wildlife imagery, supported by the public consultation and feedback, provides an opportunity to celebrate another important aspect of the UK.”
Among the criteria for new images, the bank noted that they must not be “divisive.”
“The theme should not involve imagery that would reasonably be offensive to, or exclude, any groups.”
THE IMAGE OF KING CHARLES III IS SAFE FOR NOW
According to Nadeem Perera, one of the “experts” on the bank’s panel to create new currency imagery, the decision to axe the historical figures was “overdue.”
“The wildlife of the UK is not separate from our culture. It sits in our football crests, our folklore, our coastlines and our childhoods,” she said
“Giving it space on something as symbolic as our currency feels both overdue and significant.”
At this stage there is no plan to erase the image of KIng Charles III.
It could be a few years before the next generation of banknotes, which could incorporate foxes and otters as well as the latest anti-counterfeiting technology, are issued.
“THE UK IS ENGAGING IN A PROJECT OF NATIONAL ERASURE”
Columnist for The Daily Signal Jarrett Stepman has written an acerbic essay on how this development is indicative of a cultural cave-in in the United Kingdom:
“The Bank of England makes the currency change out to be just a routine bureaucratic swap of imagery following ‘public consultation,’ but it’s hard to ignore the larger context.”
“It’s remarkably tragic that after refusing to accept the euro and the vote for Brexit a decade ago, the UK is now engaging in a project of national self-erasure.”
“One UK institution after another has done its best to purge anything remotely English from the country.”
RICH BRITISH HISTORY IS BEING HIDDEN
“Historic statues have been torn down.”
“Some were moved to museums to be ‘contextualised’, meaning shamed.”
“Major museums have carried out the work of deleting their past or making it wholly false and unrecognisable.”
Even references to the Anglo-Saxons who gave England its name are being eradicated.
“The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, which manages William Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon will “decolonise” future celebrations of its namesake because it says his works could be used to promote white supremacy.”
“This is only the tip of the iceberg,” writes Stepman.
“WIDESPREAD MOVEMENT TO EXPUNGE BRITISH HERITAGE”
“There is widespread movement intended to expunge British heritage and prepare its society for a glorious, sanitised, diverse, and likely tyrannical future.”
“British politicians like Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are in thrall to the global Left and fear the Muslim bloc of voters that they’ve imported.”
“To carry on their leftist project and appease the new arrivals, they’ve turned to historical erasure and censorship.“
“And It’s not just historical memory that’s being purged.”
ANTI-TERRORISM CAMPAIGNS FLAG DANGERS OF CLASSIC BRITISH BOOKS
“This is part of a much larger political project,” argues the American columnist.
“The UK government’s anti-terrorism programs have flagged scary reading materials like The Canterbury Tales, 1984 and The Lord of the Rings as potential leads to ‘far-right terrorism’.”
“Meanwhile, free speech is ruthlessly under assault as the government clearly aims to make British subjects afraid to criticise mass immigration and a constellation of various protected groups favoured by the ruling class.”
“They want people to think twice about telling the truth lest the speech police come to their homes and take them away — a very real prospect in modern UK.”
“EVEN THE JURY SYSTEM AND THE NOBLES ARE UNDER THREAT”
“This happens as long-standing English conventions like jury trials are pared back and done away with.”
“The House of Lords is even ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years.”
“I far prefer the American system that acknowledges no nobility, but there is something to be said about leaving an institution in place that has been around since the very advent of bicameralism.””
“This makes me sad. To see our British cousins abandon what made them great, to lose their identity and their liberty, is mortifying.”
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