By Lars Mucklejohn The government has appointed economist and Columbia University professor Alan Taylor to the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Taylor is due to join the MPC for a three-year term on 2 September, replacing current external member Jonathan Haskel – who has been on the committee since September 2018. The four external members of the MPC are appointed by the government and can serve up to a limit of two three-year terms. Taylor’s appointment marks the first under the new Labour government following its landslide election victory in July. The nine-strong MPC is re…