Andrew Bailey is wrong to blame workers for inflation
7 February 2022
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Mark Littlewood writes for The Times
7 February 2022

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20 January 2026
Julian Jessop comments for The Guardian
Julian Jessop, IEA Economics Fellow, has commented in The Guardian on Andrew Bailey’s (Governor of the Bank of England) assertion that workers should resist pay rises to control inflation.
Julian argues that it is complacent monetary policy that has caused inflation, not high wages.
“People should ask for the biggest pay rise they can get: wages are a relative price, like any other, and should be left to the markets”
Read the full article here.
Julian argues that it is complacent monetary policy that has caused inflation, not high wages.
“People should ask for the biggest pay rise they can get: wages are a relative price, like any other, and should be left to the markets”
Read the full article here.



