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Andy Haldane: Politicians must give ‘full-throated support’ to finance

Threadneedle Street’s former chief economist will ‘always be a public servant’. Can his new ideas help solve some of the UK’s biggest challenges?

'It’s without question the case that of the sectors we are globally competitive in, financial and professional services are among them'
'It’s without question the case that of the sectors we are globally competitive in, financial and professional services are among them' Photo: Danilo Agutoli for FN

Central bankers rarely get an easy ride. They are always doing too much or too little, depending on your outlook.

If there’s one man who has escaped that inferno without even a dusting of charcoal, it is Andy Haldane. That’s no mean feat — the former chief economist of the Bank of England spent 32 years within the Old Lady’s walls.

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