The Bank of England is interested in hearing from people in the Bristol area about the impact of the cost of living on their finances and their experiences of the local labour market, as part of their Citizens’ Forum Programme which has been running across the UK since 2018. The event is designed to gather information from local people, which will complement existing data and analysis, and help inform the Bank’s policy decisions.

The event in Bristol on Monday 16 November (5.30pm-8pm) will give attendees the opportunity to share their views with Bank officials, including Catherine Mann, external member of the Monetary Policy Committee.  She will be joined by staff from the Bank’s Agency for the South West. The event will be chaired by Romesh Vaitilingam, Editor-in-Chief of the Economics Observatory.

Registration for this year’s Citizens’ Panel is now open via the Bank of England website.

Entry is via pre-registration for forum members only, but anyone aged over 18 is eligible to join the Bank of England Citizens’ Forum community and register their interest in attending the Bristol panel session. The exact location of the event will be shared after registration closes on Friday 23 October.

For more information about the Citizens’ Forum programme or if you would like to attend the event, please contact Ann Whittaker on BankofEnglandOutreach@bankofengland.co.uk