Alan Taylor to replace Jonathan Haskel as Bank ratesetter

Alan Taylor to replace Jonathan Haskel as Bank ratesetter

The government has appointed Alan Taylor as Jonathan Haskel’s replacement on the Bank of England’s ratesetting committee. Taylor, a professor at Columbia University in New York who has advised some of the world’s largest financial institutions, will join the Bank’s monetary policy committee as an external member on a three-year term on September 2, meaning…

Data casts doubt on Labour’s dire economic inheritance claims

Data casts doubt on Labour’s dire economic inheritance claims

Labour’s claims about the economic situation it inherited from the Conservatives should be treated with a dose of scepticism, a senior economist has said after retail sales bounced back last month. Sales increased by 0.5 per cent in July compared with June as retailers recovered from a 0.9 per cent slump previously. The rise was…

Paul Atterbury: ‘The rich have money because they are very mean’

Paul Atterbury: ‘The rich have money because they are very mean’

Paul Atterbury specialises in the art, architecture, design and history of the 19th and 20th centuries and has special interests in railway history, the First World War, sculpture and 1920-30s jazz. He has been an expert on the “miscellaneous” team on Antiques Roadshow for 34 years, has given lectures all over the world, curated exhibitions,…