Ben Broadbent , a deputy governor of the Bank of England , has apologised after commenting that the UK economy had entered a “ menopausal ” phase . In an interview with The Telegraph , Broadbent said that the term “ climacteric ” , used by economic historians , meant “ menopausal , but can apply to both genders . You ’ve reached your productive stage ” . In an interview with the Telegraph, Broadbent said the term applied by economic historians to describe such a slump was “climacteric”, which he said essentially means “menopausal, but can apply to both genders. The comment was widely criticised . He has since issued a statement apologising for his “ poor choice of words ” .
Ben Broadbent , a deputy governor of the Bank of England , has apologised after commenting that the UK economy had entered a “ menopausal ” phase . In an interview with The Telegraph , Broadbent said that the term “ climacteric ” , used by economic historians , meant “ menopausal , but can apply to both genders . You ’ve reached your productive stage ” . The comment was widely criticised . He has since issued a statement apologising for his “ poor choice of words ” .