Bank of England rate-setters were divided again earlier this month, when they chose to freeze UK interest rates at a record low, despite building inflationary pressures.
Seven members out of the nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted in favour of maintaining rates, and against pumping out more cash into the economy, at the meeting that was held on December 8-9.
But Andrew Sentance appealed again for a quarter-point hike in interest rates to calm inflation, while Adam Posen repeated his call for the bank to inject more money into the economy to aid recovery.
The majority of MPC members agreed this month to maintain the current status quo on monetary policy, citing an uncertain economic outlook. As a result, the central bank held its key lending rate at 0.5% for the 20th month in a row.
The BoE also maintained the size of its stimulus programme at £200 billion. Both decisions were in line with market expectations.
