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The U.K. economist who told Brits to 'accept' being poorer apologizes—kind of

A top U.K. economist ruffled feathers with tactless remarks last month about inflation's primary cause.

Fortune

Millions face mortgage pain as Bank of England raises interest rate to tackle ‘stubbornly high’ inflation

UK to avoid recession, forecast finds – as economists warn Bank may have gone too far in raising rate

The Independent UK

Bank of England lifts inflation and growth forecasts as it raises interest rates to 4.5% – business live

BoE governor Andrew Bailey predicts inflation will have halved by the end of this year, thanks to falling energy bills

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1.5m UK homeowners on variable rate mortgages face new borrowing rise

Poll of City analysts shows unanimous expectation of Bank of England raising interest rates to 4.5%

The Guardian - UK

The Bank of England was right, inflation has made us poorer. But whose fault is it?

Central banks are keen to blame the surge in inflation on anyone but central banks

The Guardian - UK

'We are not ALL worse off, as fat cat bank chief Huw Pill (on £190k) reckons'

Bankers seem to be doing OK. The guy who runs British Gas got a £3.7million bonus last month. On top of his £790k salary

Daily Mirror

Bank of England boss at centre of row over 'poor' comments lives in flat owned by parents

Huw Pill, 54, who earns £190,000 a year, sparked outrage when he said workers should stop asking for pay rises during the cost of living crisis

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'Rich just get richer while poor have to accept being poorer'

Brian Reade on this week's slap in the face from the Bank of England's Huw Pill, hard to stomach when you consider the pay of FTSE 100 bosses surged 23% last year as ordinary folk flatlined

Daily Mirror

Huw Pill’s claim that we are all worse off is false. The rich have got richer

Letters: Public sector workers and food bank users don’t need the Bank’s chief economist to tell them who is worse off and who not, says Janet Dubé. Plus letters from David Redshaw, Mike Alcock, Austen Lynch and Andy Stelman

The Guardian - UK

Is it time for Britons to accept they are poorer?

The Bank of England’s chief economist has come under fire for urging British people to accept they are poorer.

The Week

The Guardian view on Britons getting poorer: don’t accept it

Editorial: ‘We’re all worse off,’ says the Bank of England. Pull the other one

The Guardian - UK

‘People can’t just get used to it’: Wolverhampton reacts to Bank of England comments

Local authority with highest fuel poverty rate in England is angry at economist’s comment Britons ‘need to accept’ being worse off

The Guardian - UK

'Keep Calm and Carry On' has turned into accept 'we're all worse off' for Brits—and they're furious

The nation known for its stiff upper lip is refusing to accept it's getting poorer, the chief economist at its central bank said.

Fortune

The Bank of England is wrong again: workers aren’t to blame for inflation

Why should we ‘accept we’re worse off’, when corporate greed and global shortages are really to blame, asks James Meadway of the Progressive Economy Forum

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Carol Vorderman's scathing 'gaslighting us all' response to top banker's claim we all have to accept we're poorer

The 62-year-old presenter, who is currently appearing on I'm A Celebrity... South Africa, criticised Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill

The National (Scotland)

Expert rips apart Bank of England economist's 'accept being poorer' claim

THE claim by the Bank of England's top economist that people in the UK need to accept they are poorer is part of a “conspiracy is against working…

The National (Scotland)

Households 'need to accept' they're poorer, says Bank of England economist

HOUSEHOLDS and businesses across the UK “need to accept” they are poorer and stop looking for pay increases and pushing prices higher, a chief…

Manchester Evening News

Brits 'need to accept' they are now poorer, says Bank of England economist

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Brits must accept they're poorer and stop demanding pay rises says Bank of England chief

Chief economist Huw Pill said there was a game of 'pass the parcel' taking place over the economic pain - and said workers asking for higher pay and firms putting up prices were fuelling inflation

Evening Standard

Brits ‘need to accept they’re poorer’, says Bank of England economist

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill sparks backlash as unions brand comments ‘absolutely outrageous’

The Independent UK

Households should ‘accept’ being poorer, Bank of England’s top economist says

Huw Pill said workers asking for higher pay and shopkeepers putting up prices is ‘self-defeating’ as it fuels inflation

The Guardian - UK

Britons ‘need to accept’ they’re poorer, says Bank of England economist

Chief economist Huw Pill says workers and firms should stop trying to pass on rising costs by hiking prices or demanding better wages

The Independent UK

Bank’s chief economist says UK economy still set to contract this quarter

Huw Pill said the latest GDP figures are ‘somewhat disappointing’ despite being an improvement on previous forecasts.

The Guardian - UK

Strikes drag UK economic growth to a standstill; mortgage defaults rising as households struggle – as it happened

Latest GDP report shows that civil service and teachers’ strikes held back service sector growth, leading to no growth in February

The Guardian - UK

UK economy slightly stronger than expected, says BoE’s Pill; WH Smith hit by cyber attack – as it happened

Books-to-stationery retailer says a cyber security incident has resulted in illegal access to current and former employee data, though website and customer accounts are unaffected

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