I suspect a few folks like me were mortified to learn yesterday that Trump’s image is being minted into a coin for actual Americans to use – . I’m guessing this article will help ease the sting.

Wildlife to replace historical figures on banknotes – and you get a say

British wildlife will replace historical figures on the next series of Bank of England banknotes – and the public will get their say on which animals and birds will appear.

Images of wildlife would be difficult to counterfeit, while also allowing for a celebration of nature across the country, the Bank said.

It spells the end for the, sometimes controversial, choice of historical characters which have appeared on £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes for more than 50 years.

A panel of experts will draw up a wildlife shortlist to put before the public. The final decision is made by the Bank’s governor but it is likely to be a few years before the new notes enter circulation.

Well well well. Things are looking up for Britain’s beleaguered wildlife. After all the years of DDT, fox hunting and badger culls things are finally taking a turn. Of course you already know my vote.

The panel of experts choosing the contenders to feature on the next set of Bank of England designs is made up of wildlife filmmakers and presenters Gordon Buchanan, Miranda Krestovnikoff and Nadeem Perera, alongside Ulster Wildlife’s Katy Bell, and academics Steve Ormerod and Dawn Scott.

Perera said: “The wildlife of the UK is not separate from our culture. It sits in our football crests, our folklore, our coastlines and our childhoods. Giving it space on something as symbolic as our currency feels both overdue and significant.”

Who knows? They might even allow it on England’s green and pleasant land eventually.