This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Ignore what vegetarians and vegans think about £5 notes
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Vegetarians and vegans are allegedly "furious" about the new £5 containing tallow. These leather wearing, plastic using consumers of pharmaceutical and gelatinous products are boring the rest of us with their hypocrisy and faux air of superiority/ outrage when they should just bore off
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Bank notes are the responsibility of the Bank of England, which is independent of the Government and Parliament.
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