if I tore an old fiver I could tape it together and still use it. Can I use these new ones if I shrink them all in the dryer?
Statement on the next steps following the discovery of traces of animal-derived products in polymer £5 notes. http://bankofeng.uk/jZS83091qVE
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Hi Ed, you can exchange damaged Bank of England banknotes with us, please see http://bankofeng.uk/hxOx3052925
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I don't get why people are making a fuss?
but good decision to keep it in circulation! 
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because some people believe that animals shouldn't be raped, pillaged & abused 4 mans benefit.That's why we're makin a fuss
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make a fuss but not about the notes! What you're saying is that
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no but they're now part of the cycle of abuse a cycle they don't need to be part of when there are substitutes available
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Real shame that the Bank Of England didn't do its homework before approving notes containing
#tallow Really bad
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If finding an alternative to animal-derived products is so difficult and expensive, why can't banknotes be coins instead?
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Stop forcing us to contribute to the needless suffering of others! Disgusting. At least change it for the £10 note but you
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so you're just going to ignore our beliefs then? Fair enough about existing notes but why keep producing them?
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Just not good enough. Perhaps if we scrawl 'Meat is murder' on them in felt tip you will get the message.
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not surprised! Disgusting that in 2017 you still need to use innocent animals to save yourself a few quid!
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i cannot accept notes sourced by cruel means. I will only use the paper notes, or coins. The polymer notes are contaminated.
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back to using coin pouches then!
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can't be asked! What's wrong with you?
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if you really had concerns for the people you are offending you would have done your homework properly before introducing it
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To appreciate how some people feel about 'extremely small amount' of tallow in notes, try imagining it as human tissue.
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