Indeed, John Meadowcroft, a political scientist at London University's Queen Mary and Westfield College, argues in a recent Political Quarterly that they are more recognisably social democrat than liberal.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, notes in a 2002 article in Political Science Quarterly that governors have the executive experience voters want to see.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Mr King was initially confronted by allegations of political bias at the MPC's quarterly inflation report conference earlier this month.

BBC: Treasury Committee