The British government has actively pressured the Bank of England to change the design of the nation’s banknotes. The aim was to reduce the proportion of historical figures and instead include migrants, LGBT+ people and other “underrepresented” identities.

According to the revelations, officials in Whitehall, the operational centre of the British government, argued that figures such as Winston Churchill presented an “incomplete picture” of British identity. Instead, they wanted to use the banknotes as a tool to promote a new narrative of a “diverse” Britain.

– An ideological shift deep within the British state administration

In a letter to the Bank of England’s Chief Cashier, officials from the Office for Equality and Opportunity argued that the current historical figures reflected “limited dimensions of British identity”. They called for “greater representation of women, disabled people, ethnic minority groups and LGBT+ individuals” in order to “send a strong signal of progress and recognition”.

This is not an isolated case; it is a symptom of an ideological shift deep within the British state administration. While ordinary Britons recoiled at the thought of replacing national heroes with animals, bureaucrats were quietly working to implement even more radical, identity-political changes.

One of the principal arguments for removing Churchill, among others, was that this was “ideologically divisive” in modern Britain. The alternative envisaged by the authorities was figures selected through the lens of identity politics and group representation – in other words, contemporary activists – an approach that, in practice, would hardly prove especially unifying for the British people.

– What about an underage girl being raped by a Muslim on the back of a ten-pound note? That’s ethnic, suggests Colin Kirby with a note of contemporary irony:

How about an underage girl being raped by a Muslim on the back of a Tenner. That’s ethnic 🤷🏻‍♂️

— Colin Kirby (@ColinKi54036475) July 12, 2026

There is a widespread perception among the British public that their history, culture and heritage are being systematically downplayed in favour of a globalist and identity-political agenda. Banknotes are not merely means of payment – they are symbols of national sovereignty, history and values.