"It turned out to be a nice independent bank," he said.

The Chancellor has clearly got the message about how an independent central bank would have to work if we had a single currency.

"They are the largest independent banks remaining in those states," he said.

A year ago, for example, Detroit had three major independent banks.

An independent central bank with responsibility for maintaining global financial stability is the only way out.

An independent central bank, where experts and not politicians set out monetary policies.

Some Members cannot warm to the idea of an independent central bank.

All of this, of course, with an independent central bank.

I come from the Dutch tradition of an independent central bank.

As laid down by Article 7 of its statutes, it is certainly the most independent central bank in the world.