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Andy Haldane, Threadneedle Street's free-thinking chief economist, is bowing out after 32 years in central banking

Few central bankers will have clocked up more miles travelling the UK than Andy Haldane. This week, the Bank of England's chief economist is on the move again, as he departs Threadneedle Street after 32 years.

Stepping down after his final monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting on Thursday, Haldane leaves with a reputation as a maverick economist interested in big ideas - willing to look beyond dry economic models for insights by talking to small businesses and community groups up and down the country, on a path less travelled for a central banker.

Upbeat about the prospects for a 'V-shaped' recovery fuelled by billions of pounds in lockdown savings, his views have put him at odds with more cautious colleagues