Butler to the World (Hardback)
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Sunday Times bestselling author Oliver Bullough reveals the scandalous reality of Britain's new position in the world
LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
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'Brilliant'
Marina Hyde, Guardian
'A savage analysis of Britain's soul. As essential as Orwell at his best'
Peter Pomerantsev
'Horribly brilliant'
James O'Brien
How did Britain become the servant of the world's most powerful and corrupt men?
From accepting multi-million pound tips from Russian oligarchs, to enabling Gibraltar to become an offshore gambling haven, meet Butler Britain...
The Suez Crisis of 1956 was Britain's twentieth-century nadir, the moment when the once superpower was bullied into retreat. In the immortal words of former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, 'Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role.' But the funny thing was, Britain had already found a role. It even had the costume. The leaders of the world just hadn't noticed it yet.
Butler to the World reveals how the UK took up its position at the elbow of the worst people on Earth: the oligarchs, kleptocrats and gangsters. We pride ourselves on values of fair play and the rule of law, but few countries do more to frustrate global anti-corruption efforts. We are now a nation of Jeeveses, snobbish enablers for rich halfwits of considerably less charm than Bertie Wooster. It doesn't have to be that way.
Butler to the World (Hardback)
The book the oligarchs don’t want you to read - how Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals
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Sunday Times bestselling author Oliver Bullough reveals the scandalous reality of Britain's new position in the world
A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN:
THE TIMES · SUNDAY TIMES · ECONOMIST
DAILY MAIL · DAILY MIRROR · NEW YORKER · SPECTATOR
PROSPECT · WATERSTONES · IRISH TIMES
LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
PRESENTER OF THE BBC RADIO 4 SERIES 'HOW TO STEAL A TRILLION'
'Brilliant'
Marina Hyde, Guardian
'A savage analysis of Britain's soul. As essential as Orwell at his best'
Peter Pomerantsev
'Horribly brilliant'
James O'Brien
How did Britain become the servant of the world's most powerful and corrupt men?
From accepting multi-million pound tips from Russian oligarchs, to enabling Gibraltar to become an offshore gambling haven, meet Butler Britain...
The Suez Crisis of 1956 was Britain's twentieth-century nadir, the moment when the once superpower was bullied into retreat. In the immortal words of former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, 'Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role.' But the funny thing was, Britain had already found a role. It even had the costume. The leaders of the world just hadn't noticed it yet.
Butler to the World reveals how the UK took up its position at the elbow of the worst people on Earth: the oligarchs, kleptocrats and gangsters. We pride ourselves on values of fair play and the rule of law, but few countries do more to frustrate global anti-corruption efforts. We are now a nation of Jeeveses, snobbish enablers for rich halfwits of considerably less charm than Bertie Wooster. It doesn't have to be that way.
Butler to the World (Ebook)
The book the oligarchs don’t want you to read - how Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals
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Including a new introduction on the British response to the Ukraine crisis - the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the scandalous reality of Britain's new position in the world
With a new introduction on the Ukraine crisis
LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
A DAILY MAIL BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS BOOK OF 2022
A DAILY MIRROR BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF 2022
A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
PRESENTER OF THE BBC RADIO 4 SERIES 'HOW TO STEAL A TRILLION'
A WATERSTONES BEST POLITICS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
AN IRISH TIMES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
A MANAGEMENT TODAY BEST LEADERSHIP BOOK OF 2022
How did Britain become the servant of the world's most powerful and corrupt men?
From accepting multi-million pound tips from Russian oligarchs, to the offshore tax havens, meet Butler Britain...
In his Sunday Times-bestselling expose, Oliver Bullough reveals how the UK took up its position at the elbow of the worst people on Earth: the oligarchs, kleptocrats and gangsters. Though the UK prides itself on values of fair play and the rule of law, few countries do more to frustrate global anti-corruption efforts. From the murky origins of tax havens and gambling centres in the British Virgin Islands and Gibraltar to the influence of oligarchs in the British establishment, Butler to the World is the story of how we became a nation of Jeeveses - and how it doesn't have to be this way.
Butler to the World (Audiobook)
How Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals
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Sunday Times bestselling author Oliver Bullough reveals the scandalous reality of Britain's new position in the world
A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN:
THE TIMES · SUNDAY TIMES · ECONOMIST
DAILY MAIL · DAILY MIRROR · NEW YORKER · SPECTATOR
PROSPECT · WATERSTONES · IRISH TIMES
LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
PRESENTER OF THE BBC RADIO 4 SERIES 'HOW TO STEAL A TRILLION'
'Brilliant'
Marina Hyde, Guardian
'A savage analysis of Britain's soul. As essential as Orwell at his best'
Peter Pomerantsev
'Horribly brilliant'
James O'Brien
How did Britain become the servant of the world's most powerful and corrupt men?
From accepting multi-million pound tips from Russian oligarchs, to enabling Gibraltar to become an offshore gambling haven, meet Butler Britain…
The Suez Crisis of 1956 was Britain's twentieth-century nadir, the moment when the once superpower was bullied into retreat. In the immortal words of former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, 'Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role.' But the funny thing was, Britain had already found a role. It even had the costume. The leaders of the world just hadn't noticed it yet.
Butler to the World reveals how the UK took up its position at the elbow of the worst people on Earth: the oligarchs, kleptocrats and gangsters. We pride ourselves on values of fair play and the rule of law, but few countries do more to frustrate global anti-corruption efforts. We are now a nation of Jeeveses, snobbish enablers for rich halfwits of considerably less charm than Bertie Wooster. It doesn't have to be that way.
Butler to the World (Paperback)
How Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals
Buy from
Including a new introduction on the British response to the Ukraine crisis - the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the scandalous reality of Britain's new position in the world
With a new introduction on the Ukraine crisis
LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
A DAILY MAIL BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS BOOK OF 2022
A DAILY MIRROR BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF 2022
A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
PRESENTER OF THE BBC RADIO 4 SERIES 'HOW TO STEAL A TRILLION'
A WATERSTONES BEST POLITICS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
AN IRISH TIMES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
A MANAGEMENT TODAY BEST LEADERSHIP BOOK OF 2022
How did Britain become the servant of the world's most powerful and corrupt men?
From accepting multi-million pound tips from Russian oligarchs, to the offshore tax havens, meet Butler Britain...
In his Sunday Times-bestselling expose, Oliver Bullough reveals how the UK took up its position at the elbow of the worst people on Earth: the oligarchs, kleptocrats and gangsters. Though the UK prides itself on values of fair play and the rule of law, few countries do more to frustrate global anti-corruption efforts. From the murky origins of tax havens and gambling centres in the British Virgin Islands and Gibraltar to the influence of oligarchs in the British establishment, Butler to the World is the story of how we became a nation of Jeeveses - and how it doesn't have to be this way.
Reviews for Butler to the World
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Marina Hyde Guardian
Ian Rankin
Observer
Ian Hislop
Nick Cohen Observer
FT
The Times
Daily Mail
Tim Adams Guardian
Alastair Campbell
Mail on Sunday
Dominic Sandbrook Sunday Times
Spectator
Herald
'Best Books of 2022: Nonfiction' New Yorker
Liam Byrne MP
Daily Express
Martin Sandbu FT
Robert Verkaik Guardian
The Economist
Rory Sullivan Independent
New Statesman 'Best Books of 2022 so far'
Charlotte Heathcote Daily Mirror
Eric Rauchway, Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California TLS
Irish Sunday Independent
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James O'Brien, author How Not to be Wrong
Margaret Hodge, MP and chair of the Public Accounts Committee
Oliver Bullough unsparingly reveals the devastating facts behind Britain's dirty financial secrets and moral guilt while directly challenging the UK to clean up its act. This book is a must-read for those who care about our reputation in the world today
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Andrew Mitchell MP, former British international development minister
Catherine Belton Putin’s People
Peter Pomerantsev This Is Not Propaganda
Lucy Prebble, writer and executive producer Succession
Peter Frankopan, author The Silk Roads
Edward Lucas, author The New Cold War: How the Kremlin Menaces Both Russia and the West
Danny Dorling, author Rule Britannia
Oliver Bullough
Oliver Bullough is the author of the financial expose Moneyland, a Sunday Times bestseller, and two celebrated books about the former Soviet Union: The Last Man in Russia and Let Our Fame Be Great. His journalism appears regularly in the Guardian, The New York Times and GQ.
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