Interest rates rise again – are the banks deliberately prolonging recession?
The Bank of England has put interest rates up again – claiming that this is an attempt to fight inflation.
But inflation caused domestically – within the UK – is much lower than the 10.7 per cent rate that has been announced during the week, and falling (from 6.5 per cent to 6.3 per cent).
The higher rate is caused by price increases that cannot be changed by interest rate rises within the UK; we simply have to wait for these prices to drop. They are the result of political decisions to put the UK at the mercy of foreign businesses and influences.
Let’s have an example of mainstream media reporting on this:
And now the view from one of our favourite political economists:
So, it’s confirmed. The Bank of England is intent on trashing the economy, small businesses, households and the life chances of millions and nothing they’re doing will make any difference to the rate of inflation we are suffering. Callousness on this scale is hard to make up https://t.co/Ncf6ckFBVt
— Richard Murphy (@RichardJMurphy) December 15, 2022
Yes, that’s right. The inflation we’re suffering will be unaffected by UK interest rate rises.
All this decision will do is create further hardship for homeowners and small businesses, and prolong the recession that stupid Tory political decisions have caused.
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