Review of Elliott and Atkinson’s The Gods That Failed

Despite what a number of people have suggested subsequently, few members of the mainstream commentariat predicted an imminent financial crash prior to its actually happening in 2008 (I excuse from this those whose belief system has convinced them of either the impending final crisis of capitalism or the end of the world). Two of those journalists and writers who actually did see something coming are Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson, respectively of The Guardian and The Mail on Sunday, which is itself a somewhat contradictory sounding partnership.

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