Is marketfag / finance fag still here? This seems to be a big deal but I don't know enough to be sure. The statement below is what got my attention. Seems like a similar thing that POTUS did with the Fed.
And so helicopter money has arrived, with the UK Treasury now taking de facto control of the central bank.
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/uk-unleashes-helicopter-money-historic-move-boe-becomes-first-central-bank-openly