According to a report by Jin Shi Data, external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, Tenner, stated that central bank officials cannot avoid the issue of interest rate direction, which is a direct challenge to Governor Bailey's approach. Tenner was unusually frank about the ultimate direction of the UK's neutral interest rate, while Bailey and his team have repeatedly dodged related questions, citing too much uncertainty. Tenner warned that avoiding the interest rate issue is difficult and problematic, and could be counterproductive. He called for the Bank of England to lower interest rates as soon as possible to address the 'deteriorating' economic environment, noting that historical experience shows the sooner it is done, the better.