0 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁their ▁Chief ▁European ▁Econom ist ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Business ▁Econom ists . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁became ▁a ▁Vis iting ▁Research ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ' s ▁Econom ics ▁Department , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁England ' s ▁Mon et ary ▁Policy ▁Committee . ▁ ▁David ▁Wal ton ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁after ▁contract ing ▁ne c rot ising ▁fas ci itis , ▁possibly ▁occurr ing ▁from ▁the ▁ur inary ▁tract . ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁meeting , ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁prefer ring ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁interest ▁rate , ▁the ▁other ▁seven ▁members ▁voting ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁rate ▁at ▁ 4 . 5 %. ▁Wal ton ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁supporting ▁such ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁month ' s ▁meeting . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s ▁Category : B rit ish ▁econom ists ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Van ▁M ilder t ▁College , ▁Dur ham ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁War wick ▁Category : In fect ious ▁disease ▁death s ▁in ▁England ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁ne c rot izing ▁fas ci itis <0x0A> </s> ▁M one ym ore ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁far ming ▁community ▁in ▁South ▁O tag o , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁ 5