A Long Time In Finance

Bank of England Independence 25 Years On (Part 2)

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Episode notes

In the second of our two-part series looking at Gordon Brown's 1997 decision to give the Bank of England control of setting interest rates, we talk to our guest Paul Tucker, a former deputy governor of the Bank, about the financial crisis, Quantitative Easing and the future of central bank independence.

Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.

With Sir Paul Tucker.

Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.