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Coin celebrates 250 years since birth of Sir Walter Scott
A Sir Walter Scott coin (Royal Mint/PA)
A £2 coin to commemorate 250 years since the birth of Sir Walter Scott has been launched by the Royal Mint.
Born in 1771, Sir Walter is known for his contribution to literature thanks to his novels and poems.
Designed by textual artist Stephen Raw, the coin was inspired by the artist’s visit to Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter.
Matthew Maxwell Scott (Phil Wilkinson/Royal Mint/PA)
On the £2 coin, the words “Sir Walter Scott novelist, historian and poet” are inscribed in the same calligraphy as at Abbotsford’s grand entrance and chapel. The design also includes Scott’s portrait modelled on the Scott Monument.
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As the news media trumpet the government’s dubious line that PI reforms will cut motor premiums, injured people must grapple with a complex and confusing system for compensation claims
It is a safe bet that on a glorious bank holiday weekend the British public did not notice major reforms of lower-value personal injury claims.
Anyone interested in finding out might not have been much better informed from national media headlines such as ‘new rules to crackdown on fraudulent insurance claims’ (BBC) and ‘motorists set for £1 billion savings in crackdown on fake whiplash claims’ (ITV).
The reality of the changes coming into force on 31 May is that all whiplash claims are now subject to a fixed tariff for compensation and those RTA claims worth less than £5,000 are subject to the small claims limit. In short, claimants can expect to receive less and may have to act for themselves.