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Urgent call to boost scale of money supply

BANK of England Monetary Policy Committee member Adam Posen warned yesterday that economies and people would "suffer avoidable and potentially lasting damage" if further measures were not taken to stimulate activity.

Declaring there was a crucial need for investment in small and medium-sized enterprises and new firms, he also called on the UK Government to set up a “public bank or authority for lending to small business”.