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Is greed driving inflation?

Daily Politics from the New Statesman

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The Responsibility of the Bank of England

The idea that we can just rely on monetary policy to fix things is something that might, I think, has become politically embedded over the last 10, 15 years. The behaviour of businesses within your economy is obviously going to infect inflation and the way in which you regulate them. Food prices are linked in a bunch of academic literature to political upheaval. And like there would be upsets around the world as a result of sharp-smiking food prices. After the break, we'll answer your question about Labour's housing plans. You can read more about this in Will's excellent cover piece in this week's New Statesman, The Rise of Greed Flation. It will also be an audio

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