Turing beats Thatcher (and others) to be the new face on the back of the £50 note - Vox Political
Yes! A victory for good sense at last!
Computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing will feature on the new design of the Bank of England's £50 note. He is celebrated for his code-cracking work that proved vital to the Allies in World War Two.
The final decision was made by
Mike Sivier
