Learning nothing from history

[ffutures]

More specifically one of the causes of the Indian Mutiny...

The Bank of England's new plastic fivers are apparently made from a plastic which includes small amounts of tallow. Various religious groups, vegans, vegetarians etc. are not impressed, and want the Bank to change them. Sign here if you agree:

https://www.change.org/p/bank-of-england-remove-tallow-from-bank-notes

Comments

[pauldormer.livejournal.com]

Not just the fivers, according to the Indie:

http://ind.pn/2gK5UBY

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Most of the others were sort of known, this one is new and stupid.

[thorkell.livejournal.com]

Apparently there are over 20 countries in the world who use a similar process for their money http://gizmodo.com/24-countries-where-the-money-contains-meat-1789514317

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

It seems very odd that a synthetic product should need tallow. I suspect it's microscopically cheaper than the alternatives.