2011 programme
Alistair Darling: Back From the Brink: 1,000 Days at Number 11
In the summer of late 2007, shares in Northern Rock went into free-fall, causing a run on the bank – the first since the Great Depression. Northern Rock was only the first: in the ensuing months, Chancellor Alistair Darling stood firm in the eye of this perfect storm as all over the world financial institutions thought ‘too big to fail’ were falling prey to the lethal toxicity of the US sub-prime mortgage market.
In his book, Back from the Brink, Alistair Darling tells the gripping story of one thousand days of crisis. From all-night meetings at the White House, to confrontations with the titans of international banking and fractious relations with Gordon Brown, Darling places the reader in the rooms where the destinies of millions weighed heavily on the shoulders of a few. Back from the Brink is a gripping and immediate account of an unprecedented global financial catastrophe.
Alistair Darling is the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South West.
Chaired by Jonathan Blackie.
Saturday 22 October at 8pm
Durham Town Hall
Market Place
Durham
DH1 3NJ
Tel: 0191 301 8494
Booking info
Tickets: £8/£6 (concs & Friends)