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Who Runs Britain?: ...and who's to blame for the economic mess we're in

Who Runs Britain?: ...and who's to blame for the economic mess we're in


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'A compelling portrait of early 21st century casino capitalism ... essential reading.' - The Times 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 Rock and the upheavals in the financial markets were sown years before. Who Runs Britain? is the first time anyone has drawn all the threads together to weave a story that's rich in extraordinary characters and outrageous feats of economic bravado. This book is about the widening gap between the super-rich and the rest of us. It explores and explodes the myth that the financial creativity of those who are amassing these vast fortunes is good for the wider economy and for all of us. Whether you're a financial expert or just have a bank account, Who Runs Britain? is a book you must read.

About the Author :
Robert Peston is the BBC's Business Editor, who has broadcast and published a series of exclusive stories about the global financial crisis and the Credit Crunch. In 2008 he won the Royal Television Society's awards for Journalist of the Year, Specialist Journalist of the Year and Scoop of the Year, the London Press Club's Business Journalist of the Year Award, the Broadcasting Press Guild's Award for Performer of the Year in a non-acting role and the Wincott Foundations awards for Broadcaster of the Year and Online Journalist of the Year. The previous year, he won the Royal Television Society's Scoop of the Year award 'for his exclusive on Northern Rock seeking emergency financial help from the Bank of England' and also the Wincott Award for Business News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year. He was Journalist of the Year in the Business Journalism of the Year Awards for 2007/8. Peston has published two critically acclaimed books, Brown's Britain - a biography of the British prime minister, Gordon Brown - and Who Runs Britain , his best-selling account of who's to blame for the economic mess we find ourselves in. His prize-winning blog can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/robertpeston. Peston was previously the Sunday Telegraph's City Editor, in charge of its Business and Money Sections, where he won the Wincott prize for financial journalism. In the 1990s, he was political editor, financial editor and head of investigations at the Financial Times, and he won the "What the Papers Say" award for investigative journalism while at the FT.

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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. - Observer This 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, Guardian starkly lucid - Polly Toynbee, Guardian Peston catches the zeitgeist of Britain and the paradox that is Gordon Brown. - Financial Times engaging - Harry Mount, Telegraph Peston 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 Standard


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  • ISBN-13: 9781848940161
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division (Digital)
  • Publisher Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
  • Edition: Digital original
  • Sub Title: ...and who's to blame for the economic mess we're in
  • ISBN-10: 1848940165
  • Publisher Date: 30 Oct 2008
  • Binding: Digital download
  • Language: English


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