Who Runs Britain? by Robert Peston
ITV's political editor Robert Peston lifts the lid on credit crunch Britain and the rise of the super-rich.
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 *
Peston catches the zeitgeist of Britain and the paradox that is Gordon Brown. * Financial Times *
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 * Independent on Sunday *
A devastating account of Blair's producer capture by high finance... Peston navigates with ease the shark-infested waters of hedge funds, sub-prime borrowing, defined-benefit pensions and loans for honours. -- Simon Jenkins * Sunday Times *
This remains the most riveting book on finance you may ever bother to read. * Evening Standard *
Engaging -- Harry Mount * Telegraph *
wonderful clarity * Sunday Telegraph *
Starkly lucid -- Polly Toynbee * Guardian *
Book of the year * Financial Times *
I recommend this book -- Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *
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 *
Peston catches the zeitgeist of Britain and the paradox that is Gordon Brown. * Financial Times *
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 * Independent on Sunday *
A devastating account of Blair's producer capture by high finance... Peston navigates with ease the shark-infested waters of hedge funds, sub-prime borrowing, defined-benefit pensions and loans for honours. -- Simon Jenkins * Sunday Times *
This remains the most riveting book on finance you may ever bother to read. * Evening Standard *
Engaging -- Harry Mount * Telegraph *
wonderful clarity * Sunday Telegraph *
Starkly lucid -- Polly Toynbee * Guardian *
Book of the year * Financial Times *
I recommend this book -- Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *
Robert Peston is ITV's political editor, presenter of the politics show Peston, co-host of the podcast The Rest is Money and founder of the education charity, Speakers for Schools (www.speakers4schools.org). He has written seven books, including How Do We Fix This Mess?, Who Runs Britain?, Brown's Britain, WTF?, The Whistleblower and The Crash. For a decade until the end of 2015, he was at the BBC as economics editor and business editor. Peston has won more than 30 awards for his journalism, including Journalist of the Year and Scoop of the Year (twice) from the Royal Television Society. His blog is itv.com/robertpeston, and he is @Peston on Twitter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340839447 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340839449 |
| Title | Who Runs Britain? |
| Author | Robert Peston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2008-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Heathrow Travel Product Award: Travel Read, Non-Fiction 2009 |
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