In the past the Bank of England has usually confined its public utterances to periodic pronouncements from the Governor,and has disdained to engage in populist discussion. However, its chief economist, Andy Haldane, has recently broken cover, with results which do little to enhance the Bank’s reputation. Last Autumn, Mr Haldane admitted that he did not […]
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In the past the Bank of England has usually confined its public utterances to periodic pronouncements from the Governor,and has disdained to engage in populist discussion. However, its chief economist, Andy Haldane, has recently broken cover, with results which do little to enhance the Bank’s reputation.
Last Autumn, Mr Haldane admitted that he did not understand pensions, and he subsequently underlined his ignorance by suggesting that property represented a better method of providing for retirement than pensions.
In his latest comments, Mr Haldane has succeeded in antagonising members of his own profession (or is it an art or a science?) by effectively apologising for the Bank’s doom-mongering in advance of the Brexit vote and saying that economists’ predictions are often wrong
