In a stunning betrayal, the Bank of England has announced plans to scrub Winston Churchill and other iconic British figures from the nation’s banknotes, ludicrously swapping them out for images of wildlife like hedgehogs, badgers, and otters.
This comes after a so-called public consultation where nature themes supposedly won out, but detractors see it as the latest chapter in a relentless campaign to dismantle British heritage under the guise of ‘progress’.
Conservatives and history defenders are fuming, labeling the decision a cowardly capitulation to woke sensitivities that deem giants like Churchill too “divisive.” As globalist forces push to rewrite the past, this shift reeks of an agenda to erase the very leaders who built and defended the free world—forwarding a relentless pattern.
The Bank of England revealed the overhaul following a consultation that drew over 44,000 responses, with 60 percent favoring nature over historical figures, architecture, or cultural milestones. Current notes feature Churchill on the £5, Jane Austen on the £10, JMW Turner on the £20, and Alan Turing on the £50. All will be phased out in favor of native species, plants, and landscapes, albeit with King Charles III remaining on the front.
A second consultation this summer will finalize specifics, drawing from a shortlist curated by wildlife experts. The bank claims this boosts security features and celebrates the UK’s environment, but the timing—amid ongoing attacks on British icons—raises eyebrows.
'It's absurd at a time where this country is worried about Britain's status in the world!'
— GB News (@GBNEWS) March 11, 2026
Conservative MP Andrew Bowie reacts to news that Sir Winston Churchill is set to be removed from British banknotes, to be replaced by wildlife imagery. pic.twitter.com/fzQWRFJcGC
Former business minister Kevin Hollinrake didn’t hold back, calling the idea “bonkers” and insisting banknotes should honor “historical giants who shaped our nation.” Ex-business secretary Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg piled on, accusing the bank of lacking seriousness: “Animals on notes? What next, squirrels running the economy?”
‘The Bank of England has been totally captured by the progressive left and this is just more evidence of it!’
— GB News (@GBNEWS) March 11, 2026
Rafe Heydel-Mankoo slams the Bank of England for erasing Winston Churchill from five pound banknotes, adding ‘it is a war on our history!’ pic.twitter.com/NjgFbbbpAx
The Express reported Conservative pledges to reverse the change if they regain power, slamming it as a sign of cultural self-loathing. “We should be proud of our history, not hide it,” one source told the paper.
‘Our history is being erased!’
— GB News (@GBNEWS) March 11, 2026
Lee Anderson reacts to reports that the wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill is set to be taken off banknotes and replaced by pictures of wildlife. pic.twitter.com/ls82xeD5tE
The development prompted many to predict what else we could soon see appearing on our currency:
— Proper Memes ?? (@Proper_Memes) March 11, 2026
New £5 note leaked pic.twitter.com/rmJLiXeTle
— Lance (@username_08880) March 11, 2026
okay hear me out pic.twitter.com/8NIB135Lnb
— Lewis (@BasedLewis) March 11, 2026
— Ian Bott (@Buzzer_1960) March 11, 2026
New £5 note btw. https://t.co/M6AgQEux5F pic.twitter.com/UzLsTzroKP
— Landeur ??????? (@Landeur) March 11, 2026
— Ian Bott (@Buzzer_1960) March 11, 2026
Na this is the new 5er mate..
— accsmith1982@yahoo.co.uk (@accsmith1982) March 11, 2026
???? pic.twitter.com/0y7DhZIwqD
This isn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a broader leftist crusade to purge Britain’s past. As we detailed in our coverage of a London museum draping a historical portrait in cloth to “reclaim Caribbean history,” institutions are bending over backward to obscure figures tied to empire, even flagging statues of Nelson and Churchill for potential removal.
Recall how Prime Minister Keir Starmer gutted 10 Downing Street of artworks depicting Shakespeare, Thatcher, and Churchill himself, replacing them with abstract pieces from “diverse” artists like Denzil Forrester and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Critics labeled the move a petty purge, swapping heritage for soulless scribbles that scream contempt for English roots.
Academic elites have long fueled this fire. Cambridge University has hosted panels in recent years branding Churchill a “white supremacist” whose empire was “worse than the Nazis,” downplaying his role in crushing fascism while amplifying outdated grievances.
Schools aren’t immune. A London primary renamed its “Churchill House” after footballer Marcus Rashford for “diversity,” ignoring the wartime PM’s legacy in favor of modern symbolism. Parents raged, but the headteacher pressed on, claiming it empowered student voices.
During 2020’s BLM unrest, a petition demanded uncovering Churchill’s Parliament Square statue after it was boxed up amid vandalism fears—yet Boris Johnson did zilch.
The Churchill statue has become a repeated target for obsessed misanthropic leftists.
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) February 27, 2026
The Churchill statue in Parliament Square in London has been vandalized by pro-Palestine activists pic.twitter.com/4Z4rXZaY4P
Another push in Croydon sought to erase a Churchill mural, backed by a Labour councillor who peddled the “racist bigot” narrative.
These assaults add up to a calculated effort to strip Britain of its identity. By ditching Churchill for badgers, the Bank of England plays into hands that view national heroes as obstacles to a borderless, history-free utopia.
The humiliation is the point. https://t.co/pgY6aqyfpx
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) March 11, 2026
It’s clear: this caters to a vocal minority obsessed with decolonizing everything, from currency to classrooms.
The irony bites hard. Churchill, who rallied the free world against tyranny with lines like “We shall fight on the beaches,” now gets sidelined for squirrels. If this doesn’t wake up the masses to the cultural erosion, what will?
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So a private rothschild bank not anyway owned or controlled by the british people changes the design of its notes and people are shocked…lol. Give me a break! Its not your currency, its theirs and has been for hundreds of years. Churchill called off the naval escort for the lusitania which was supposed to sail out of castletownbere to meet it. Churchill also specialised in murdering german civilians including dresden who had no military targets. He authorised fire bombing which was illegal under international law. He also had enigma and when he knew there was a raid on london, ran out of it leaving the citizens to deal with it. He was also on the zionist payroll, how else could an mp afford a mansion with 20 servants in 1936. The blenheim palace money was long gone. He alone gave all britains wealth to the rotchschilds who control the federal reserve during ww2 and broke britain. The last of britains gold reserves which were located in south africa was retrived by a us warship towards the end of ww2 and then he put britain into usury debt. A hodgehog has done more good for britain than churchill.