Brown understood that these priorities were essential, not just for the British economy, but also for the long-term prospects of Labour in power; and he entrenched this agenda by giving the Bank of England independent responsibility for keeping inflation low. As a result, Britain has had an unprecedented decade of low inflation and relatively high economic growth, outperforming many of its European counterparts.
布朗明白这些要务不仅对英国经济来说是必要的，对于工党长期执政的前景来说也是至关重要的；于是他授予英格兰银行保持低通胀的独立责任，巩固了这些工作。结果，英国前所未有地连续十年保持低通胀和相对较高的经济增长，使许多欧洲国家相形见绌。