New front in the culture wars

As if the wars on Easter, Poppy Day and Christmas were not enough to get the red flushed faced up in arms, its now money.

For the last few years, the Royal Mint has replaced all the definitive coins with ones featuring British fauna and flora. Though most wouldn't have seen them yet, as mintage has been very low due to people using cashless, but the "bee" pound coins are out there.

So far so nature.

Right?

Well, news came last week that the notes are going to be replaced with animals and plants too, incuding the £5 note.

The current note, brough in, according to the Mint's own website only in 2016, features one Winston Churchill.

"Messing with tradition!.

"Replacing Churchill with a badger!"

And so on.

There is nothing about erasing our heritage or histroy, just change. Change in something that has only featured the wartime leader for a decade.

Maybe they could get worked up about something not so pathetic next time. But I doubt it.