Review
The sheer hubris, greed and arrogance of bankers is laid bare in shocking, and at times hilarious, detail. Blackhurst takes them on and pricks their bubble of self-congratulatory entitlement -- Andrew Neil, broadcaster and former editor of
The Sunday TimesPacked with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you. This is the inside story of how the City of London really operates and if it doesn't make you angry, you need to check your pulse -- Oliver Bullough, author of
Moneyland and
Butler to the World
Full of extraordinary revelations. Epic story-telling about a shocking scandal. Read this!
-- Iain Martin, author of
Making It HappenBlackhurst’s tale would make an exciting novel. But alarmingly, this is a true story, carefully researched and told with gusto -- Baroness Patience Wheatcroft, former editor of
The Sunday TelegraphBlackhurst’s attention to detail is excellent, as is his lucid analysis -
The AustralianHighly entertaining . . . told with pace, gusto, and a strong sense of moral outrage -
The Critic Magazine
Review
The sheer hubris, greed and arrogance of bankers is laid bare in shocking, and at times hilarious, detail. Blackhurst takes them on and pricks their bubble of self-congratulatory entitlement -- Andrew Neil, broadcaster and former editor of
The Sunday TimesPacked with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you. This is the inside story of how the City of London really operates and if it doesn't make you angry, you need to check your pulse -- Oliver Bullough, author of
Moneyland and
Butler to the World
Full of extraordinary revelations. Epic story-telling about a shocking scandal. Read this!
-- Iain Martin, author of
Making It HappenBlackhurst’s tale would make an exciting novel. But alarmingly, this is a true story, carefully researched and told with gusto. -- Baroness Patience Wheatcroft, former editor of
The Sunday TelegraphBlackhurst’s attention to detail is excellent, as is his lucid analysis -
The Australian
About the Author
Chris Blackhurst is an award-winning business writer and commentator. He is a former editor of The Independent and for ten years was City editor of The Evening Standard. Before that he worked for The Sunday Times on its business pages and Insight investigative team. He covered Westminster for several years for The Independent, and for twenty years conducted the main interviews in Management Today magazine with senior business and financial figures. His journalism has appeared in many of the world’s major publications. He is the author of Too Big to Jail and The World's Biggest Cash Machine.