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  • Dispatches – Crash – How long Will it Last ?

    Dispatches – Crash – How long Will it Last ?

    In the second half of this special two-part Dispatches, economist and author Will Hutton continues the definitive insider’s account of how Britain’s economy went from boom to bust. Hutton reveals how those who tried to warn of the impending financial disaster were shouted down, ignored or fired. As a result, the repercussions of the collapse of [...]

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  • Dispatches – Crash Gordon

    Dispatches – Crash Gordon

    In the first account of its kind on television, award-winning journalist Andrew Rawnsley presents the inside political story of the credit crunch. The programme features exclusive interviews with senior figures close to the economic crisis, including cabinet ministers, senior politicians and former treasury insiders. As Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has presided over the biggest recession in [...]

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  • Crash – How the Banks Went Bust

    Crash – How the Banks Went Bust

    Just before he became Prime Minister in 2007, chancellor Gordon Brown congratulated the city on their ingenuity and creativity during his tenure: ‘An era that history will record as the beginning of a new golden age for the city of London’. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Now, thanks to the financial crash, Britain is facing [...]

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  • Dispatches – Britain’ s Bankers Still Cashing In

    Dispatches – Britain’ s Bankers Still Cashing In

    Britain’s top bankers helped bring the economy to the brink of ruin; their gambling triggered thousands of job losses and exposed taxpayers to over a trillion pounds of possible risk. In this edition of Dispatches, journalist Jane Moore investigates exactly how much these former bosses have been rewarded for these failings – and how much [...]

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  • Dispatches – Britain' s Bankers Still Cashing In

    Dispatches – Britain' s Bankers Still Cashing In

    Britain’s top bankers helped bring the economy to the brink of ruin; their gambling triggered thousands of job losses and exposed taxpayers to over a trillion pounds of possible risk. In this edition of Dispatches, journalist Jane Moore investigates exactly how much these former bosses have been rewarded for these failings – and how much [...]

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