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"Iain Martin tells it brilliantly, mixing fury-inducing narrative with an acute eye for the broader conclusion. - Observer 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"

Iain Martin tells it brilliantly, mixing fury-inducing narrative with an acute eye for the broader conclusion. Observer 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. -- Philip Aldrick The Times His book confirmed to me that the City is a financial centre like no other Literary Review

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. -- Philip Aldrick The Times His book confirmed to me that the City is a financial centre like no other Literary Review

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Iain Martin is a commentator on politics and economics. He has been editor of the Scotsman and of Scotland on Sunday and Deputy Editor of the Sunday Telegraph. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the Daily Mail and Standpoint magazine. His first book, Making It Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS, and the Men who Blew Up the British Economy, was shortlisted for the 2013 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award and won the Debut Book of the Year prize at the 2014 Political Book Awards.

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