A capacious critique of this most complex of modern British politicians ... his biographical connection with Brown ... turns Harvie into something like a polymathic Jiminy Cricket, perfectly perched at the PM's shoulder ... Harvie possesses a map to the full hinterland of Gordon Brown.
Pat Kane
The Independent
An impish romp through the New Labour era ... Read more... with Brown cast as a socialist Faust seduced by the capitalist Mephistopheles of the City of London ... [Harvie's] unique skill is having an eye for the curious and complex interconnections between making money and making culture. This book covers everything from organized crime to football ... If you like writing stuffed with fascinating ideas, to the point that the sentences burst like a badly wrapped present from an enthusiastic friend, then dip in.
George Kerevan
The Scotsman
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