‘Chicken Licken’ views will hold us back, says Bank economist
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Pessimistic “Chicken Licken” views about the economy are in danger of holding back the UK’s post-lockdown economic recovery, according to Bank of England economist Andy Haldane.
“Encouraging news about the present needs not to be drowned out by fears for the future,” he said in a speech.
He compared negative forecasters to the children’s storybook character who…