Brown at 10
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1849540691 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 504 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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William Podmore said Useful account of a calamitous prime minister. This is a thorough account of Brown's calamitous three years in No. 10. Brown's worship of City speculators and contempt for production allowed a free for all buying and selling of Britain's industry and land for huge profits, assets sold abroad, farmers squeezed to bankruptcy by the big supermarkets. The authors omit the contin
Intelligent judicious it is chock full of revelations and provides a remarkably rich array of behind-the-scenes detail.' Andrew Sparrow, Guardian 'Superbly well-informed.' Daily Telegraph . 'A truly gripping and important book of contemporary history.' Robert Skidelsky 'The must-read account of Brown's highly tempestuous premiership.' Nick Robinson, BBC 'Brown At 10 is a must-read for anyone who wants to know what really happened in the final three years of the Labour government
It relates, for the first time, the full extraordinary tale of the pivotal role played by Brown in persuading the world’s leaders to address the global banking crisis head-on, revealing how Brown shared Obama’s goals for fiscal stimulus, but how he risked demeaning himself by basking in the president’s post-election glory.. "A truly gripping and important book of contemporary history."Robert SkidelskyA leading British political and social commentator offers the definitive account of Gordon Brown's premiership, his troubled era and legacy, and his relationship with Barack Obama