{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61926927b481c700126c2eb2/62743d41559193001376d3bd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bank of England Independence 25 Years On  (Part 1)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61926927b481c700126c2eb2/1644921937661-83296c998938c08efb7ab6e9aa94a8a1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On 6 May 1997, Gordon Brown raised interest rates as chancellor for the last time and then handed the keys to monetary policy to the Bank of England. In the first of a two part series, we reflect on that decision with Paul Tucker, a former deputy governor of the Bank, discussing how it was taken, the institutional upheavals and the fruits of independence.</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.</p><p>With Sir Paul Tucker.</p><p>Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.</p><p>Sponsored by Briefcase.News</p>","author_name":"Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins"}