Who Runs Britain?
...and who's to blame for the economic mess we're in
$44.15
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2009
Summary
On 13 September 2007, Robert Peston broke the news that Northern Rock had become a victim of the global credit crunch and was seeking an emergency loan from the Bank of England. It was the latest in a long line of scoops by this award-winning journalist. Over the weeks that followed, the Government found itself exposed to the Rock to the tune of 57 billion, or almost 2000 for every taxpayer.
As Robert Peston shows in his fascinating new book, the seeds for the collapse of Northern Roc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340839447 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340839449 |
| Author: | Robert Peston |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 164mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
wonderful clarity
A compelling portrait of early 21st century casino capitalism … essential reading. - Howard Davies, The Times
Fluent, incredibly up to the minute look at Britain … Peston, in relaxed, conversational style is a great travelling companion along the highways of finance. - ObserverThis lucid and timely guide to the world of turbo-capitalism … absorbing book, essential reading for anyone who wants to know how the British economy now operates. - Peter Wilby, Guardianstarkly lucid - Polly Toynbee, GuardianPeston catches the zeitgeist of Britain and the paradox that is Gordon Brown. - Financial Timesengaging - Harry Mount, TelegraphPeston is our rock… The triumph of Robert Peston makes me proud of my old paper, the BBC and of journalism in general. - Sarah Sands in Independent on Sunday This remains the most riveting book on finance you may ever bother to read. - Evening StandardRobert Peston
Robert Peston is the BBC’s Business Editor. In 2007, he won the Royal Television Society’s Television Journalism Award for Scoop of the Year and the Wincott Award. He was Journalist of the Year in the Business Journalism of the Year Awards for 2007⁄8. Previously the Sunday Telegraph’s City Editor and Political Editor at the Financial Times, he won the “What The Papers Say” award for investigative journalism.
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