+ + + New Bank of England Governor is Mark Carney + + +
— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) November 26, 2012
Betting was suspended on Paul Tucker. Oops.
Here is some background on Carney, the current governor of the Bank of Canada.
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So its Mark Carney for Governor. Bank of Canada governor defies predictions Including mine!
— Hugh Pym (@BBCHughPym) November 26, 2012
Balls thanks Osborne for advance notice of the statement 'but not its contents'. Gracious me, surely Chancellor didn't think he'd leak it!
— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) November 26, 2012
Carney will apply for British citizen in the normal way "with no special favours," Osborne says.
— James Kirkup (@jameskirkup) November 26, 2012
What happens if Mark Carney gives wrong answer to question about history of BoE in his 'Life in the UK' test?
— Nicholas Watt (@nicholaswatt) November 26, 2012
I think we can safely say that after the carney announcement there was a wikipedia stampede
— ann treneman (@anntreneman) November 26, 2012