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I have to remove any banknotes from my purse and leave them in a locker. The bank of england is a uniquely powerful, influential and secretive institution, and in this inside account of the bank, dan conaghan draws on interviews with senior bank staff, shedding new light on the bank s role in the financial crisis. Dan conaghan this inside account of the bank of england draws on interviews with current and former senior staff, sheds new light on sir mervyn kings position and details the bank s role in the current economic. Inside the bank of england openlearn open university. Oct 03, 2014 ive just finished reading dan conaghans newly published book the bank. Filmed aprilmay, 2018, inside the bank of england followed the run up to the setting of the uk. A personal memoir from christopher dow, an influential british economist and a key player in the banking establishments. As a regulator and central bank, the bank of england has not offered consumer banking services for many years, but it still does manage a few public services such as exchanging superseded bank notes. Discover how we ensure that the financial system is safe and sound. Episode 1 1 2 the painstaking process by which the bank decides the uks interest rate. Until 2016, the bank provided personal banking services as a popular privilege for employees. Nov 11, 2015 the bank of england is a strange mixture of old and new. The bbc is pleased with itself for having insinuated a documentary team inside the bank of england, but was this august custodian of the nations finances really going to let slip any juicy revelations.
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