Who knew the Royal Mint, of all places, had been captured by the cult of political correctness? According to the Mail, the Mint’s Advisory Committee decided not to put Enid Blyton on a 50p coin to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her death because she is ‘a racist, sexist, homophobe …
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Children’s Author Enid Blyton. (Barnham/Mirrorpix/Getty) Plans to commemorate Enid Blyton on a 50p coin have been blocked by Royal Mint because of the author’s “racist, sexist, homophobic” views. The Royal Mint Advisory Committee is a public body, and the minutes of the meeting were obtained by The Daily Mail via a …
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Famous children’s book writer, Enid Blyton, was blocked from featuring on a commemorative 50p coin and branded a “racist homophobe” by Royal Mint bosses, new documents revealed. On Sunday, Mail Online reported that in December 2016 the ‘Famous Five’ author was discussed as a potential option for the coin’s design, …
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By Press Association 2019 Staff working for the Queen are to receive a backdated pay increase. Andrew Milligan/PA Wire Royal staff earning under £56,000 will be entitled to an inflation-busting pay increase of 4% – if they get a positive performance review. Those working for the monarchy, from footmen …
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Prince William and Kate Middleton have taken a second short haul flight on a budget airline in a week. The royal couple and their children flew from Aberdeen to Norwich at 2.40pm yesterday as they returned from visiting the Queen at Balmoral, they touched down in Norfolk just 50 minutes later, …
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My mother didn’t much like me reading Enid Blyton when I was a child. I suspect it was for the same sort of reason she wouldn’t let me have a Barbie doll: aspects of it made her uncomfortable. I had no such qualms. The Famous Five were too jolly hockey …
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We all have a ‘bits and bobs’ or ‘messy’ drawer. It’s probably home to some string, spare light bulbs, old batteries — and, collectively, an estimated 40million forgotten electronic devices, according to a report last week. The Royal Society Of Chemistry warned this is an utter waste of rare earth …
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Eight stamps featuring images taken during the finals of the Cricket World Cup and the subsequent celebrations are to go on sale next month. The photos of the England Men’s and Women’s winning teams from this year and 2017 respectively will be presented in two miniature sheets costing £4.60 and …
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She’s famous for writing Noddy and The Famous Five Today news broke that Enid Blyton will no longer be appearing on a 50p coin, after complaints that her books are “racist, sexist and homophobic.” And people are feeling strongly about the decision, most saying the author was writing in a …
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