“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 … 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
