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Call to scrap the MPC
23rd January 2010
David Blanchflower argues in this interview on the Radio 4 Today programme that the Bank of England acted too late during the financial crisis and may be on the threshold of making similar errors in setting policy rates in 2010. he suggests that the MPC is not fit for purpose and that a change in target is called for. But he doesn’t explain clearly what should take its place. So students will get something from this piece but are left unfulfilled. John Humphries should have pressed Blanchflower further.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.