We're paying the price for Gordon Brown's fairweather policies (Daily Telegraph)
Story date: 2008-06-21 05:22:59
Added on: 2008-06-21 22:58:08
One of the Bank of England's main jobs is to maintain "financial stability" by helping to supervise the banking system. On top of that, of course, the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee sets interest rates.
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