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View From London: In praise of Adam Smith, Mozart of money

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From: Belfast Telegraph
Date: 20070403
Author:Stephen King

So wrote Jessica Duchen in The Independent, disparagingly referring to the new pound(s)20 note which was first issued early last month.

In her tribute to Sir Edward Elgar (it's his 150th anniversary this year), Ms Duchen noted that "Elgar may be anathema to the Bank of England, but he is still recognised as arguably the greatest composer the UK has produced".

I think she's treating the Bank of England a little unfairly. I'm not convinced, though, that any of our composers deserves to be on a British banknote. British composers are basically second-rate.

This conclusion might cause a bit of ...

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