Back from the Brink (with Lord Darling)

Episode 4

May 2 2022

54 minutes

Lord Darling opens the new Library of Mistakes in Edinburgh, and explains to business journalist and author Ray Perman what it was like to be Chancellor of the Exchequer during the global financial crisis, as the UK banking system teetered on the edge of collapse.

A highly entertaining listen for anyone interested in banking, politics and people.

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