UNCOVERED: Charlie bean - The Untold Story

Interest rate dilemma for central banks as inflation rises but growth slows

The Federal Reserve, the ECB and the Bank of England appear unclear on how to tackle inflation amid the Iran war

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

How Brexit has made Britain poorer – in charts

Forecasters were wrong about an immediate recession but right that we would be worse off outside the EU

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14

More pain for Reeves as government borrowing cost nears 27-year high

Chancellor is urged to ‘get a grip’ on country’s finances as yield on 30-year bond rises to 5.62%

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025

‘Does it score?’ How the OBR became the key arbiter of the Treasury’s sums

Chancellor has very little headroom within her fiscal rules but is keen to keep Office for Budget Responsibility on side

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

Keir Starmer to unveil drastic disability benefit cuts despite opposition

Changes could deny benefits to people who need help to wash or to remember to go to the toilet

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025

Former Bank of England deputy warns Rachel Reeves against kneejerk cuts

Charlie Bean says OBR forecasts are ‘flaky’ and cautions against trying to hit targets five years away

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025

Bank of England set to rain on hopes of interest rate cut after economic bounce

This week’s Bank meeting is unlikely to bring borrowers any joy amid a strong recovery from 2023’s mild recession

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024

What are the UK’s ‘fiscal rules’ and why is the OBR under attack?

The Treasury watchdog is seen by some Tories as a block to tax cuts – and could be ignored by Jeremy Hunt

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024

Bank of England governor denies trying to trigger recession after hiking interest rates to 5% – as it happened

Rolling coverage as the Bank of England lifts UK interest rates to a 15-year high, as it contnues to fight inflation

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

Jeremy Hunt calls mortgage crisis summit as experts urge banks to help those struggling

Jeremy Hunt has summoned bosses from Britain’s leading banks to Downing Street to urge them to do more to support customers

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023