Author: Alistair Darling
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 0857892827
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Alistair Darling's long-awaited book will be one of the most reviewed, widely discussed, and saleable political memoirs of recent years. In the late summer of 2007, shares of Northern Rock went into free-fall, causing a run on the bank - the first in over 150 years. Northern Rock proved to be only the first. Twelve months later, as the world was engulfed in the worst banking crisis for more than a century, one of its largest banks, RBS, came within hours of collapse. Back from the Brink tells the gripping story of Alistair Darling's one thousand days in Number 11 Downing Street. As Chancellor, he had to avert the collapse of RBS hours before the cash machines would have ceased to function; at the eleventh hour, he stopped Barclays from acquiring Lehman Brothers in order to protect UK taxpayers; he used anti-terror legislation to stop Icelandic banks from withdrawing funds from Britain. From crisis talks in Washington, to dramatic meetings with the titans of international banking, to dealing with the massive political and economic fallout in the UK, Darling places the reader in the rooms where the destinies of millions weighed heavily on the shoulders of a few. His book is also a candid account of life in the Downing Street pressure cooker and his relationship with Gordon Brown during the last years of New Labor. Back from the Brink is a vivid and immediate depiction of the British government's handling of an unprecedented global financial catastrophe. Alistair Darling's knowledge and understanding provide a unique perspective on the events that rocked international capitalism. It is also a vital historical document.
Back from the Brink
Author: Alistair Darling
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 0857892827
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Alistair Darling's long-awaited book will be one of the most reviewed, widely discussed, and saleable political memoirs of recent years. In the late summer of 2007, shares of Northern Rock went into free-fall, causing a run on the bank - the first in over 150 years. Northern Rock proved to be only the first. Twelve months later, as the world was engulfed in the worst banking crisis for more than a century, one of its largest banks, RBS, came within hours of collapse. Back from the Brink tells the gripping story of Alistair Darling's one thousand days in Number 11 Downing Street. As Chancellor, he had to avert the collapse of RBS hours before the cash machines would have ceased to function; at the eleventh hour, he stopped Barclays from acquiring Lehman Brothers in order to protect UK taxpayers; he used anti-terror legislation to stop Icelandic banks from withdrawing funds from Britain. From crisis talks in Washington, to dramatic meetings with the titans of international banking, to dealing with the massive political and economic fallout in the UK, Darling places the reader in the rooms where the destinies of millions weighed heavily on the shoulders of a few. His book is also a candid account of life in the Downing Street pressure cooker and his relationship with Gordon Brown during the last years of New Labor. Back from the Brink is a vivid and immediate depiction of the British government's handling of an unprecedented global financial catastrophe. Alistair Darling's knowledge and understanding provide a unique perspective on the events that rocked international capitalism. It is also a vital historical document.
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 0857892827
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Alistair Darling's long-awaited book will be one of the most reviewed, widely discussed, and saleable political memoirs of recent years. In the late summer of 2007, shares of Northern Rock went into free-fall, causing a run on the bank - the first in over 150 years. Northern Rock proved to be only the first. Twelve months later, as the world was engulfed in the worst banking crisis for more than a century, one of its largest banks, RBS, came within hours of collapse. Back from the Brink tells the gripping story of Alistair Darling's one thousand days in Number 11 Downing Street. As Chancellor, he had to avert the collapse of RBS hours before the cash machines would have ceased to function; at the eleventh hour, he stopped Barclays from acquiring Lehman Brothers in order to protect UK taxpayers; he used anti-terror legislation to stop Icelandic banks from withdrawing funds from Britain. From crisis talks in Washington, to dramatic meetings with the titans of international banking, to dealing with the massive political and economic fallout in the UK, Darling places the reader in the rooms where the destinies of millions weighed heavily on the shoulders of a few. His book is also a candid account of life in the Downing Street pressure cooker and his relationship with Gordon Brown during the last years of New Labor. Back from the Brink is a vivid and immediate depiction of the British government's handling of an unprecedented global financial catastrophe. Alistair Darling's knowledge and understanding provide a unique perspective on the events that rocked international capitalism. It is also a vital historical document.
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Author: United States. Census Office
Publisher: Norman Ross Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher: Norman Ross Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Author: Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates
Publisher:
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 1338
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 1338
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Author: United States. Internal Revenue Service
Publisher:
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Category : Tax administration and procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 920
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Category : Tax administration and procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 920
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Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Languages : en
Pages : 1118
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Category : Locomotive engineers
Languages : en
Pages : 1118
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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Category : Lumber trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1420
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Category : Lumber trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1420
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Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 894
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