If you doubt GULLY's financial knowledge,
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2022/may/05/shells-profits-energy-crisis-bank-of-england-interest-rates-inflation-business-live
"Pound tumbles to two-year low as stagflation fears rise – as it happened"
'Matthew Ryan, senior market analyst at global financial service firm, Ebury, says the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee looks more divided on policy than we’ve seen in some time.
"The vote on interest rates was more hawkish than we had expected, with all nine members in support of an immediate hike and three in favour of a 50 basis point move. The bank’s inflation assessment was also upgraded, with price growth now set to peak in excess of 10% later this year.
The MPC does, however, appear highly concerned about the impact of rising commodity prices on growth, and now expects the UK economy to contract in 2023. The tweaking of the bank’s wording on future policy moves is all pretty vague and muddled, and suggests to us that policymakers are unsure on upcoming policy moves ahead of a potentially damaging period of ‘stagflation’."'