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Andy Haldane

Andy Haldane

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‘Fiscal populism’ is coming for central banks

When monetary policy is set to meet government budgetary needs, these institutions become piggy banks

21.07.2025 20

Financial Times

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Voters know the real meaning of austerity and renewal

Experience of public services means more than strict definitions and optimistic forecasts

21.06.2025 10

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How to put Britain back on the opportunity escalator

Breaking down the barriers to aspiration is not impossible — here’s one way to do it

07.06.2025 20

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Governments are chasing the wrong rainbows

Opportunity and upward mobility are more important than GDP growth

31.05.2025 20

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The UK is a financial world leader, so why are our numeracy levels so poor?

Around half of the UK adult population have levels of numeracy no better than that expected of an 11-year old (Photo by John Titchen/Three Lions/Getty...

22.05.2025 9

City A.M.

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When it comes to backing winners, the UK is not snooker loopy enough

Successful British sports, like our top companies, need support to stay and bolster growth

10.05.2025 8

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The rise of the panicans

The reaction of the markets, politicians and media to Trump’s tariff shock may have averted an arms race

28.04.2025 20

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‘Not being Liz Truss’ does not a growth strategy make

In rushing its fiscal fences, the Spring Statement risks otherwise well-meaning reform being botched

27.03.2025 3

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It is time to rewire ‘Treasury brain’

The chancellor’s Spring Statement is a chance to get away from the UK obsession with fiscal tightening that kills growth

15.03.2025 10

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Innovation and the cult of the firestarter

George Bernard Shaw was right — progress depends on ‘unreasonable’ people

19.02.2025 20

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How to dismantle the UK’s regulatory Tower of Babel

Labour’s erratic, piecemeal approach will not deliver lasting change

07.02.2025 10

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How to get from the me to the we society 

Social capital can become a golden thread woven throughout public policy, from health to housing to education

14.12.2024 8

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Counting the cost of bowling alone

Malign neglect of social capital has sowed the seeds of many of our largest problems

07.12.2024 20

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The unpleasant fiscal arithmetic holding back UK growth

The scale of public investment required sits uneasily with the current fiscal rules but there is an escape route

11.10.2024 2

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What Taylor Swift and Oasis can teach us about the economy

The music industry’s shift from product to performance foreshadows a widespread move towards intangible assets

14.09.2024 70

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Central banks are no longer batting on a sticky wicket

As the economic picture becomes clearer, the institutions need to start playing catch-up in their pace of policy loosening

23.08.2024 1

Financial Times

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