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David Blanchflower voted for a half point cut
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He should be put on a lie detector and then some waterboarding in order to establish if he was commanded to act so by Brown or anyone else in the Govt.Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post -
He was not commanded - he was offered a gong!Originally posted by AtW View PostHe should be put on a lie detector and then some waterboarding in order to establish if he was commanded to act so by Brown or anyone else in the Govt.
Brown needs to offer more gongs.
Of course inflation still to high - but Brown does not worry about anything beyond next election.Comment
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Did he also say "Interest rates setting is about glory, it is about doing things in style and with a flourish, about going out and beating the lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom”?"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Blanchflower is a squirrels fondeler of the highest order. He should never be on the MPC, but he is the snot goblin's man.How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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