Fascinating . . . it is worth raising your eyes from the Brexit mud-slinging to read a new book on the history of the "Big Bang" financial reform . . .UK politicians should take heed of Martin's book.—Financial Times
An exciting story, told with verve—Sunday Business Post
With a journalist's eye for a good tale and a narrative style that rips along, Martin has turned an unloved part of British history about an unloved industry into a fascinating yarn.—The Times
As historical accounts of modern finance go, this is a corker.—Breaking Views Reuters
For anyone interested in finance . . . this is a readable history of how the City became the world's money hub.—Sunday Times
Highly readable and well-informed—The National
It is refreshing to read this lively account of a series of actions that add up to one of the undoubted, if not undisputed, successes of modern government action . . . a timely reminder of how the City of London got to where it is now—New Statesman
Martin's great trick in the book is his ear for echoes of the present in stories from the past, making the old City feel remarkably familiar today . . . Above all, Martin has a warmth for his subject, and its cast of characters, without excusing their feelings . . . With the journalist's eye for a good tale and a narrative style that rips along, Martin has turned an unloved part of British history about an unloved industry into a fascinating yarn.—The Times
His book confirmed to me that the City is a financial centre like no other—Literary Review
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BN ID: | 2940169528619 |
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Publisher: | Octopus Books |
Publication date: | 09/08/2016 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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