Thatcher Or Moore For £50

[Canary42]

Margaret Thatcher is on the list of Scientists from which the image on the £50 note will be chosen.

And so is Patrick Moore.

Which one would you choose from just these two* ?

And why ?


* Note: Others are available, several hundred of them, but just for fun, this thread is for the above two only please.

To be on the list, the individual must be real, deceased and have contributed to the field of science in the UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46343965

[Ken4155]

Patrick Moore - he's much more better looking :-)

[sandyRoe]

Thatcher is still divisive. It would have to be The Sky at Night man.

[naomi24]

I can't see how Mrs Thatcher contributed to the field of science in any meaningful way, so Patrick Moore for me. Self-taught, he brought the wonders of the universe to millions. A very worthy contender.

[grumpy01]

On an achievement level of being the first woman prime minister in the UK it would have to be Margaret Thatcher but has already been stated she is still a divisive character which would probably rule her out.

[Ken4155]

To be fair, Naomi. According to t'internet, she did help to invent soft-scoop ice cream. How on earth would we have coped without it?

[ichkeria]

I know Thatcher had a science degree but I don’t think she really qualifies as someone with a significant list of achievements in the science field.
A bit of a false choice as they may both be on the list but there isn’t a cats chance in hell of either of them being chosen.

[Mamyalynne]

Patrick Moore, a great communicator.

[ichkeria]

He was probably more right wing :-)

[Baldric]

TGL has been accepted as a candidate, I would vote for her,
and she's unlikely to offend the Working Class as they won't
see many £50 Pound Notes anyway.

[naomi24]

ken, Gosh! I didn't know that. Now I'm torn .... ;o)

[ichkeria]

Sadly, or perhaps not, we don’t get a vote.
I see there were 114,000 eligible nominations out of 170,000 which have been in turn been whittled down to a mere 800. Who on earth is getting paid to do all this sifting and whittling?! Must be quite a job

[ichkeria]

I don’t think Margaret Thatcher actually invented soft ice cream as such did she? She worked in the relevant Lyons food research team.
Still, undoubtedly she played her part: Mrs Whippy!

[naomi24]

ichkeria, in fairness ken did only say she'd helped. Still credit where credit's due. Can't beat a Mr Whippy!

[Cloverjo]

I don't want to see Mrs T (or That Bloody Woman as my granny used to call her) every time I get a £50 note out of my purse - happens a lot of course ;) so out of those two, I'd choose Moore.

[ichkeria]

Yes sorry ken

[kvalidir]

Having Thatcher on a £50 is about the only way you couldn't stuff one into my hot little hand :/
Patrick Moore all the way, thatcher was never a meaningful scientist and Patrick Moore is an utter icon.

[bhg481]

Margaret Thatcher - we're bound to get people burning them in protest and that can only be good for the national debt.

[spathiphyllum]

Patrick Moore, i hate the idea that thatcher is so prised simply because she was the first woman PM. how do we know at that time that she didn't identify as a man? Anyone ask her? ;)

[ichkeria]

I’m trying to think who I’d despise enough to drive me to burn a £50 note.
Not doing too well at the moment ;-)

[kvalidir]

You could have the old bat spinning in her grave and send one to Arthur Scargill- mind you that would very nearly hurt me as badly x