Bank of England man David Blanchflower gets CBE in Queen's Birthday Honours List

telegraph.co.uk
Jun. 12, 2009
A member of the Bank of England's interest rate committee who warned of a recession a year ahead of his fellow policymakers has been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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