Politics UK
Is the Bank of England to blame for inflation?
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Despite interest rate hikes, inflation in the UK continues to rise, and the Bank of England is undoubtedly facing tough challenges. In this video, we explore the history of central bank independence, public dissatisfaction, and the possibility of bringing it back under government control.
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1 – https://www.ft.com/content/dde04841-1acf-4af8-877e-858469535ad1
2 – Schultz, K. (1995). The Politics of the Political Business Cycle. British Journal of Political Science.
3 – https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2007/html/sp070419.en.html
4 – http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6/newsid_3806000/3806313.stm
5 – https://www.theguardian.com/politics/1997/may/07/economy.uk
6 – https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/business/bank-of-england-inflation.html
7 – https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/economy/2022/05/its-time-to-consider-revoking-the-bank-of-englands-independence
8 – https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/25/britons-need-to-accept-theyre-poorer-says-bank-of-england-economist
9 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65609792
10 – https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/04/bank-of-england-boss-calls-for-wage-restraint-to-help-control-inflation
11 – https://www.newstatesman.com/business/2022/05/the-tories-are-trying-to-blame-the-bank-of-england-for-our-economic-crisis
12 – https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/04/independence-day-why-gordon-brown-gave-the-bank-the-right-to-set-interest-rates
13 – Cecchetti, Stephen. (2008). Monetary Policy and the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008.
14 – https://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/economics-markets/monetary-policy/central-bank-independence-theory-practice
15 – https://www.niesr.ac.uk/blogshould-bank-england-lose-its-independence
16 – https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/13328/html/
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Politics UK
Can Burnham Actually Ditch First-Past-the-Post?
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In this video we explore Burnham’s promise to implement a more representative electoral system in the UK but will he actually succeed where countless other governments have failed – and actually change the voting system?
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History of Electoral Reform
Idox Group Electoral Reform: A Never Ending Story?
https://www.idoxgroup.com/insights/electoral-reform-a-never-ending-story/
BBC News Opposing Voting Reform ‘Selfish’ and ‘Immoral’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41775307
UK in a Changing Europe Electoral Reform: the State of Debate and Future Prospects
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/electoral-reform-the-state-of-debate-and-future-prospects/
Make Votes Matter 2024 Was Our Least Representative Election Ever
News Articles
Electoral Reform Society Prime Minister Announces Manifesto Pledge at Labour Conference
Prime Minister announces manifesto pledge and historic National Commission at Labour Conference
The Guardian Labour MPs Will Push Burnham to back Voting Reform
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/25/andy-burnham-electoral-reform-first-past-the-post
Labour List Majority of MPs Back Review of Voting System
https://labourlist.org/2026/08/majority-labour-mps-review-voting-system/
Official Resources
Parliament UK Alex Sobel Amendment
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080/stages/20676/amendments/10035247
Labour Andy Burnham Conference Speech Transcript
Polling
YouGov Should We Change Our Current British Voting System
https://yougov.com/en-gb/trackers/should-we-change-our-current-british-voting-system
More in Common September MRP Poll
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Politics UK
Could Another Brexit Debate End Farage?
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Nigel Farage said Andy Burnham’s comments about potentially rejoining the EU had given him “the biggest boost in [his] career”. We look at why — even if it seems counter-intuitive — another Brexit debate could actually hurt Farage.
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Farage responds to Burnham’s decision to reopen EU debate
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/01/burnhams-reopening-of-brexit-debate-is-biggest-boost-in-my-career-says-farage
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/30/andy-burnham-uk-could-go-all-the-way-rejoining-eu
British public sentiment on the EU
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54925-what-do-britons-think-of-brexit-10-years-since-the-referendum
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54567-how-strong-is-uk-support-for-rejoining-the-european-union
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/half-want-to-rejoin-eu-and-backing-it-could-drive-up-labour-vote-megapoll-finds
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-politico-poll-britons-want-to-get-closer-to-the-eu-and-even-farages-voters-agree/
Economic impact of Brexit
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impact-on-the-uk-economy/
https://www.economicsobservatory.com/how-has-brexit-affected-business-investment-in-the-uk
Reform UK crises
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckly020edl45o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v4zvyde15o
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Politics UK
The Holborn & St Pancras Election Explained
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Yesterday, Holborn and St. Pancras headed to the polls to select a new MP (replacing former MP Keir Starmer). With another leader on the ballot, the Green’s Zack Polanski, all eyes were on the race… one Polanski ultimately lost.
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Will the UK Rejoin the EU?
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It’s been a few days now, but the UK is still responding to the reverberations caused by Andy Burnham’s bombshell conference speech. But in this video, we’re going to focus on one of his speech’s last topics: the UK-EU relationship.
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Remainers: Why Hasn’t the Economy Collapsed Yet? – Brexit Explained
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Before the Brexit referendum, a whole bunch of MPs explained to Britain how the economy would collapse post-Brexit. While Brexit hasn’t yet happened, some did say that the destruction would take place immediately after the vote; which didn’t exactly happen as expected. So in this video, we explain what’s happened and why the economy hasn’t done too badly in the end.
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[3] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/quarterlynationalaccounts/apriltojune2019
[4] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/compendium/unitedkingdomnationalaccountsthebluebook/2019/nationalaccountsataglance
[5] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsx/lms
[6] – https://www.economist.com/britain/2019/10/31/britains-economy-is-holding-up-well-for-now
[7] – https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure/bulletins/familyspendingintheuk/financialyearending2018#household-spending-in-fye-2018-was-the-highest-since-fye-2005
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@yathribbanihamdan368
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
First time see an indu slave becomes a leader and command proud english people
@paulsaintclair9761
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
Interest rates have been far too low for too many years.. This is not sustainable.. The "Credit Crunch" was never actually resolved…..
@christophaxel1478
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
If you wanna be successful, you most take responsibility for your emotions, not place the blame on others. In addition to make you feel more guilty about your faults, pointing the finger at others will only serve to increase your sense of personal accountability. There's always a risk in every investment, yet people still invest and succeed. You must look outward if you wanna be successful in life.
@abduldayan9680
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
Honestly if the bank of England failed we would be not watching this vedio right now cause the inflation would kill us like hell…
@channelsixtyeight068_Z
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
The Tory Party destroyed the UK economy because of their Brexit policy. The English electorate did what it was told and got Brexit done.
@mbs1264
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
There should be a limit to the incompetence of BoE board. If inflation reaches a certain limit, let's say 8%, they should all be fired. At least their head should be fired.
@rorymccann9198
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
Politicians and bankers go hand in hand as the largest criminal organisation on the planet. Capital punishment needs to be introduced to tackle theses criminals
@AhmedMonir-ok4gj
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
Jesus son of Mary, peace be upon him, will descend in Syria on the wings of two angels, his face dripping water as if he had just come out of the shower, his breath will reach the tips of his fingers, any person who enters into the space of his breath will die immediately except for Muslims, he will kill the pig and break the cross and then pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque with Muslims, Then he calls the Christians to convert to Islam, He also recommended them before (in the Gospel of Barnabas) to believe in Muhammad, the Messenger of God peace be upon him.[61:6]
And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic.
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And who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah when he is summoned unto Al-Islam ? And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
[61:8]
Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light however much the disbelievers are averse.
[61:9]
He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it conqueror of all religion however much idolaters may be averse.
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@MaxiMonkU2B
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
Saying that because a Governor states that are "lessons to be learned" the "model is clearly flawed" as you did… meh.
There are always lessons to be learned, none of this is physics, and surely he didn't mean it in the way you quoted him.
@KOPITE8989
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
The bank of england has responded to the circus the call parliment who have caused all this mess and on the verge of taking us to war. Call me up i wont be going send your own kids you bunch of scumbags
@yassine_khaoua
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
With markets tumbling, inflation soaring, the Fed imposing large interest-rate hike, while treasury yields are rising rapidly—which means more red ink for portfolios this quarter. How can I profit from the current volatile market, I'm still at a crossroads deciding if to liquidate my $275k bond/stocck portfolio
@josecipriano3048
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
Having an independent central bank is a great idea to keep the economy in the hands of the ultra-wealthy without any democratic repercussions.
@josecipriano3048
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
Having an independent central bank is a great idea to keep the economy in the hands of the ultra-wealthy without any democratic repercussions.
@FeliciaJudge
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
Instead of trying to predict and prognosticate whether or not we’re going into a recession and precisely when it’s going to happen, a better strategy is simply having a portfolio that’s well prepared for any eventually, that’s how some folks' been averaging 150K every 7week these past 4months according to Bloomberg.
@markkierznowski6121
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
But still printing £billions for the American proxy war in the Ukraine.
@SevenEllen
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
The government couldn't control a REMOTE control, never mind the banks!!!
@eggfromsywell
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
The bank of England puts up interest rates to slow "demand" in the economy. But could it be argued that inflation at the moment is driven by lack of "supply" rather than too much "demand" and record high profits by companies. So the government taxing the profits of companies and increasing domestic supply would bring down inflation, not the bank of England increasing rates
@dipunm
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
"Given how much of today's inflation was caused by global factors like Putin's invasion of Ukraine"
How much is that exactly? How much vs the spending during the Pandemic? Because honestly, I think you can't single one thing out with a statement like that unless you know it was most certainly the biggest factor.
@roydavis5613
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
Inflation is a TAX!!! It BENEFITS the central bank (which is PRIVATE)
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December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
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@uzin0s256
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
if you look at the inflation status. Its gone down by 2 percent since october.
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December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
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@BOZ_11
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
1:50 – There’s no such thing as a “political business cycle”. The “business cycle” is really the credit cycle (as bank credit waxes and wanes, so does business, because CREDIT IS MONEY).
2:00 – “If they win, it’s their opponent’s problem now” – This is abject BS, since there are no political parties who are happy to depart after one term. Show me one and I’ll reconsider. What would said “problem” be?? You said low rates = booming economy and low unemployment.
2:15 – “To pour cold water on an over-heating economy” – You mean price inflation? That can be controlled through fiscal and monetary policy (lowered fiscal spending plus increased interest rates), but this needn’t be a problem if your working and middle classes have a good share of the national income; a point you fail to address.
2:21 – “Empirical evidence for this theory of political business cycles is spotty”
Hah, why did you include it then??
2:30 – “The benefits (of low rates rates) are short term” – Who told you that? There is no good reason why you cannot have perpetually low unemployment, so long as fiscal and monetary policy are aligned (which they need to be, undermining the so-called “need” for an “independent” BoE). High interest rates have never precipitated low price inflation. Looking at the mid 70s to mid 90s, we had interest rates between 8% to 15%+, and inflation was anywhere between 9% and 17% over the same period. This is a matter of historical record.
2:50 – “Central bankers aren’t seeking re-election every 4 or 5 years”. No, they’re seeking approval from BANKERS, who do not have the greater good in mind; they have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders and bank bottom lines. How do you spout this stuff without questioning it?
3:32 – “(Central bank independence) would break the boom and bust of previous years”
OK, our central bank has been independent for 25 years, and oh, we’ve had two recessions in that time, and double digit inflation EXASERBATED by high BoE rates.
3:59 – “low unemployment tends to be associated with higher inflation”
Just LOOK at unemployment figures and compare with inflation. We’ve had single digit unemployment rates AND single digit inflation numbers for 99% of the past 30 years! It’s only the energy companies mucking things up, that we hit double digit inflation in 2022.
4:15 – The Philip curve is nonsense in a post Bretton woods world, since it doesn’t take into account fluctuating currency prices. You need to get new text books
5:48 – Hahah, tell me how Russia caused price inflation, when it’s been confirmed that the NordStream pipeline was bombed by America
6:46 – “most academic literature agrees that independent central banks do a better job of controlling inflation than politicians” – I don’t care about the two-bit academics you read from, where’s your evidence? Refer to my point on 3:59
@ForestFWhite
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
If corporations cannot curb their profits, workers should never demand less money. It's not like food and fuel will get cheaper.
@elizabethnilsson1815
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
OR IS THAT ALL THE CRAP WEAPONS MAKERS…?
@hansdampf640
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
banks are the biggest mafia on this world… time for a renaissance
@bettyswallocks6411
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
If Coutts replaced the BoE as the UK central bank, would they close the nations account as soon as the tories run our account balance to below £3 million?
@classicphotos8916
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
In light of the ongoing global economic crisis, it is crucial for everyone to prioritize investing in diverse sources of income that are not reliant on the government. This includes exploring opportunities in stocks, gold, silver, and digital currencies. Despite the challenging economic situation, it remains a favorable time to consider these investments.
@DC-pk5np
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
Is the Iraq invasion also a global fact?
How about an invasion of Syria and Libya?
@crispinensoll4162
December 20, 2023 at 3:21 am
Lefty keynes qe policy is the cause of inflation