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Add Alan Turing to the new £50 note.

Submitted on Wednesday 17th October 2018

Rejected on Thursday 18th October 2018

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Add Alan Turing to the new £50 note.

Petition Details

Alan Turing was the father of theoretical computer science and AI. His code-breaking innovations helped defeat Nazi Germany. It is estimated that his work saved over fourteen million lives by shortening the war. Due to his homosexuality, his contribution was never recognized during his lifetime.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

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

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