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New entry to Bank of England governor stakes

My apologies to subscribers who – following my tip – have placed bets on Gus O’Donnell to be next Bank of England Governor (RP’s Diary 14/09/12). They might lose their money. How did I come to overlook the irresistible charms of (Lord) Terry Burns? Terry is a pukka economist who followed a respectable academic…
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Written on October 6, 2012 at 11:58 am, by robert

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Tags: Bank of England, banking, central banking, Georhe Osborne, global financial system, Governor, John Kay, John Major, Kay, Lord Burns, Lord O'Donnell, Nigel Lawson, Paul Tucker, Terry Burns, The Money Trap, UK Treasury, Vickers

GOD? We need Moses

Even before today’s job ad in The Economist, it is clear who will win the race. GOD, in the shape of Baron Augustine O’Donnell, former head of the British civil service, is set to be the next governor of the Bank of England. For a start, the job spec indicated that only superhumans need apply….
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Written on September 14, 2012 at 9:12 pm, by robert

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Tags: Adair Turner, Bank of England, central banking, central banks, Governor, Gus O'Donnell, Lord O'Donnell, Paul Tucker, The Money Trap