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Old 17-10-2016, 00:47   #2060
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Re: Post-Brexit Thread

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
So do you really think Dr Carney should ignore his own job description and second-guess what the PM wants instead? I think people at his level are made of stronger stuff than that.

What I think some Brexiters object to is his openness. This was picked up during his job interview and seen then as a positive.

Source: House of Commons Treasury Committee Appointment of Dr Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England HC 944 Published on 19 April 2013
No, I don't, but nor is it wise of him to make public statements of an unnecessarily adversarial nature.

The BoE is independent but he was pro-remain; he stepped over the line and into politics. It was not simply openness, it was bias.
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