We have never had it so bloody difficult! The pound crashing at every turn, austerity measures bringing the NHS and the education system to its knees? Hard Brexit, soft Brexit, fried Brexit on toast? Crazy coalitions and divisive devolution. What next - a plague of locusts?
The debate about whether the UK should continue to be a member of the EU is set to become more intense in the light of David Cameron's promise of an In/Out referendum in 2017, should the Conservatives be in government. There is no shortage of prophets of doom who warn of the serious economic consequences of withdrawal.
A compelling portrait of the development of the financial crisis from the perspective of a real insider and policy-maker. Field makes use of an almost unparalleled network of contacts in the world of finance and commerce to give us a lucid and timely guide to understanding what the issues were and still are.
