Nine Crises: Fifty Years of Covering the British Economy from Devaluation to Brexit

by William Keegan

A collapsing pound, spiralling oil prices, near-rationing of electricity... over the past half-century, Britain's economy has lurched from one crisis to another, though it somehow always survives or at least it has done until now. Veteran financial journalist William Keegan has seen it all, from the 1967 devaluation to the three-day week, from Black Wednesday to the global financial crash of 2007-08. In a career that has seen him hop from Fleet Street to the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street and back again, he has nurtured connections with Chancellors of the Exchequer, Governors of the Bank of England, influential economists and Fleet Street legends. Now, in this lively and wide-ranging account, he takes us on a tumultuous journey through the past fifty years of our economic history and looks ahead to explain why Brexit poses the biggest existential threat the British economy has yet faced. Peppered with anecdotes and memories from the author's illustrious career, Nine Crises offers a fresh insight into Britain's past, present and future for economic expert and novice alike.

Genres: Economics

304 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 24, 2019

Reviews

[Ian Fishwick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was a CEO for 29 years. This book helped me to understand how many periods of economic uncertainty I have managed through.

[Ieuan Walker · Rating 1 out of 5]

Better suited as a "how not to" guide for non-fiction writing than as a source of political insight.