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Comment on In Defence of Quantitative Easing by Stephen Wigmore

Stephen Wigmore — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:10:00 +0000

What possibly annoyed me most was Nelson’s assertion that QE was a means of robbing savers and rewarding debtors because it pushed up inflation. Well, up to a point Lord Copper.

On those terms any measure that encourages inflation and discourages deflation is robbing savers to benefit debtors. The BoE is robbing savers to help debtors by not orchestrating massive deflation as much as by attempting to maintain inflation at 2%.

The fact is that we have a monetary target (2%) inflation and whether the BoE is taking the right policy to attempt to achieve that. By all means discuss whether the BoE is following the right policy to achieve 2% inflation, or whether that 2% target is in fact the correct one.

To just accuse the Bank of robbing savers as though this were in of itself relevant is to entirely miss the point.

Comment on Public sector outsourcing is a mess – and it’s the taxpayer picking up the tab by Blarg1987

Blarg1987 — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Dare I ask what would you recommend as a solution?

Comment on It’s time to take mental ill health seriously by Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:30:00 +0000

The great danger is the country moving to the far right once all the damage done by the tories finally hits home. Mass psychosis happened before to a seemingly advanced society driven off the rails by money woes.

Comment on It’s time to take mental ill health seriously by fourbanks

fourbanks — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:56:00 +0000

The main problem with David Cameron and co is that they are very far removed from life in the UK and are a menace to all who cross their path
The damage they are likely to cause to the welfare reform bill and that of the NHS is vast
They are supposed to be educated and yet i have not seen any common-sense from them at all therefore how the hell are they running the country
All i see of them is deception and spin and will never be taken seriously by the people of the UK only the wealthy

Comment on It’s time to take mental ill health seriously by leftlinks

leftlinks — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:17:41 +0000

Left Foot Forward – It’s time to take mental ill health seriously http://t.co/sKt5tHPL

Comment on ConHome: Neuter the Health Bill by It’s time to take mental ill health seriously | Left Foot Forward

It’s time to take mental ill health seriously | Left Foot Forward — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:02:20 +0000

[...] also: • ConHome: Neuter the Health Bill – Daniel Elton, February 10th [...]

Comment on ConHome: Neuter the Health Bill by Consumer

Consumer — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:15:49 +0000

Ahhh this is brilliant…watching the detoxification of the Tory brand fall apart! http://t.co/wOGRoRsX

Comment on A separate Scotland will be worse off if it keeps the pound by Rattlecans

Rattlecans — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:35:56 +0000

Pound as our currency? http://t.co/tKJ2TWq8 Scots VOTE=English vote or we don't use £. Simple. Why vote Labour? #idiots #indyref

Comment on The Week Outside Westminster – Robinson and McGuiness pray for the Reverend by Pulp Ark

Pulp Ark — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:29:04 +0000

The Week Outside Westminster – Robinson and McGuiness… http://t.co/hr3ICJRJ #Left_Foot_Forward #BMA #Cardiff_Bay #DUP #muslim #tcot #sioa

Comment on The Week Outside Westminster – Robinson and McGuiness pray for the Reverend by wilman R. G.

wilman R. G. — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:28:30 +0000

RT @leftfootfwd: The Week Outside Westminster – Robinson and McGuiness pray for the Reverend: http://t.co/XtHaYsRm: writes @edjacobs1985