The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Ben Broadbent, built on his reputation for revolting people on Wednesday by saying the UK economy looked “menopausal”. He kindly explained, in a Daily Telegraph interview, that he meant “past [its] peak and no longer as potent”. Naturally this provoked an angry response, followed by the obligatory apology, which I’m sure was heartfelt. Previously Broadbent was infamous, according to the FT, [subscription needed] for his “prodigous rhinotillexis [picking his snout] habit in meetings” in the decade he spent at Goldman Sachs. Oh well at least we learned a new word.
Hot, hot, hot
Great response from Jayne-Anne Gadhia, CEO, Virgin Money UK, who said, “When I read this I thought about my own menopause and was sure he meant that the future is hard work, challenging, renewing, worth fighting for, 100% positive and constantly HOT!”
Personally not so sure about the 100% positive, but yeah.
The Persistent Woman 