102. The Times, 14 December 2008
103. Interview, John Eatwell
104. Interview, Alistair Darling
105. Interview, senior Treasury official
106. Interviews, senior Treasury officials
107. Interview, senior Treasury official
108. Interviews, Treasury officials
109. Interviews, Treasury officials
110. Heather Stewart et al., ‘The biggest bet in the world’, Observer, 12 October 2008
111. Communiqué, G7 Finance Ministers, Washington, 11 October 2008
112. Interview, Tom Fletcher
113. Francis Elliott and David Wighton, ‘How Brown took the credit’, The Times, 18 October 2008
114. Interview, minister
115. Paul Krugman, ‘Has Gordon Brown saved the world financial system?’, New York Times, 12 October 2008
116. Interview, Paul Myners
117. Interview, senior Treasury official
118. Interview, John Gieve
119. Interview, Director of retail bank
120. Interview, senior Treasury official
121. Interviews, John Gieve and others
122. Interview, senior Treasury official
123. Interview, minister
124. Paul Myners, evidence to Treasury select committee, 17 March 2009; Sir Tom McKillop, letter to Treasury select committee, 31 March 2009
125. Interview, minister
126. Interview, George Mudie
127. Interview, Paul Myners
128. Interview, Treasury official
129. Interviews, Alistair Darling, Bank of England officials and Treasury officials
130. Interviews, Alistair Darling and Treasury officials
131. Interview, Paul Myners
132. Interviews, Treasury officials
133. Interview, Alistair Darling
134. Interview, minister
135. Interviews, Paul Myners and others
136. Interview, minister
137. Interview, Paul Myners
138. Gordon Brown, Number 10 news conference, 13 October 2008
139. Interview, John Gieve
140. Interview, senior civil servant
141. Interview, Paul Myners
142. Interview, James Purnell
143. Interview, Peter Mandelson
35. Land Without Maps
1. Conversation, Cabinet minister
2. Interview, Peter Mandelson
3. Interview, Mark Malloch-Brown
4. Interview, Jon Cruddas
5. Sunday Mirror, 12 October 2008
6. Journal du Dimanche, 12 October 2008
7. Patrick Wintour, Saturday Interview, Guardian, 29 November 2008
8. Conversation, Brown aide
9. How has Gordon Brown been handling the crisis? Well, 61 per cent; badly, 33 per cent: ICM for the Guardian, 21 October 2008
10. Interview, Number 10 official
11. Conversation, Cabinet minister
12. Toby Helm, ‘Resurgent Brown’, Observer, 23 November 2008
13. Interview, Privy Counsellor
14. Alistair Darling, Mais Lecture, London, 29 October 2008
15. Gordon Brown, speech to CBI conference, 24 November 2008
16. Gordon Brown, speech to Council on Foreign Relations, New York, 13 November 2008
17. Conservative, 40 per cent (down 5); Labour, 37 per cent (up 7); Liberal Democrats, 12 per cent (down 2): Ipsos-MORI, 19 November 2008. Conservative, 37 per cent; Labour, 36 per cent; Liberal Democrats, 17 per cent: ComRes for Independent on Sunday, 30 November 2008
18. Interviews, Members of Shadow Cabinet
19. Martin Ivens, ‘Mandelson damned PM to top Tory’, Sunday Times, 5 October 2008
20. Letters to the editor, The Times, 21 October 2008
21. Better Prime Minister to deal with Britain’s economy in recession? Brown, 52 per cent; Cameron, 32 per cent: Populus for The Times, 11 November 2008
22. House prices fell by 18.9 per cent in 2008 on the Halifax Index, Observer, 11 January 2009
23. Interview, John McFall
24. Interviews, Treasury officials
25. Interviews, Cabinet ministers, Number 10 officials and Treasury officials
26. Interview, Frank Field
27. Interview, Digby Jones
28. Interview, Paul Everitt
29. Independent, 25 November 2008
30. Guardian, 25 November 2008
31. Daily Telegraph, 25 November 2008
32. The Times, 25 November 2008
33. Hansard, 24 November 2008
34. Newsweek, 11 December 2008
35. Interview, Number 10 official
36. TF1, 5 February 2009
37. Interview, Christine Lagarde
38. David Cameron, speech at the London School of Economics, London, 9 December 2008
39. Hansard, 10 December 2008
40. Interviews, Treasury officials
41. Interview, John Eatwell
42. Interview, Alistair Darling
43. Interviews, bank executives and Treasury officials
44. Interview, Cabinet minister
45. Interview, Cabinet minister
46. Conversation, Cabinet minister
47. Conversation, Cabinet minister
48. Interview, minister
49. Interviews, minister and officials
50. Interview, Alistair Darling
51. Tony Blair, speech to New World Capitalism conference, Paris, 8 January 2009
52. Gordon Brown, speech in Davos, Switzerland, 31 January 2009
53. Gordon Brown, Number 10 news conference, 8 October 2008
54. Interview, Paul Myners
55. Interviews, Number 10 officials
56. Interview, Paul Myners
57. Gordon Brown, Number 10 news conference, 19 January 2009
58. Interview, Vince Cable
59. Conversation, Cabinet minister
60. HM Treasury; IMF; Cresc study, Manchester University
61. World Economic Outlook, IMF, 28 January 2009
62. The Times, 29 January 2009
63. Independent, 29 January 2009
64. Interview, Paul Myners
65. Interviews, Treasury officials
66. Patrick Hosking and Philip Webster, ‘Bailed-out bankers set for millions in bonuses’, The Times, 5 February 2009
67. Patrick Hosking and Philip Webster, ‘Stampede by banks to beat bonus crackdown’, The Times, 6 February 2009
68. Observer, 8 February 2009
69. Harriet Harman, speech to Labour regional conference, Sheffield, 7 February 2009
70. Conversations, Cabinet ministers
71. GMTV, 8 October 2008
72. Conversation, Cabinet minister
73. Interviews, Cabinet ministers
74. Interview, Cabinet minister
75. Interviews, ministers and Treasury officials
76. Interview, Digby Jones
77. Interview, Jon Cruddas
78. Evidence to Treasury select committee, 11 February 2009
79. David Cameron, speech in Davos, Switzerland, 30 January 2009
80. 89 per cent thought Government should have stopped bailed-out banks paying bonuses; 82 per cent wanted bonuses capped: Populus for The Times, 13 February 2009
81. Interview, Cabinet minister
82. Interview, Paul Myners
83. Jonathan Oliver et al., ‘Payback time for culture of greed’, Sunday Times, 1 March 2009
84. Daily Mirror, 26 February 2009
85. ‘Dirty tricks as Darling dozes at the wheel’, Daily Telegraph, 27 February 2009
86. Today, BBC Radio 4, 26 February 2009
87. Number 10 briefing, 26 February 2009
88. Hansard, 26 February 2009
89. Jill Treanor and Patrick Wintour, ‘RBS boss: minister approved my pension and I’m keeping it’, Guardian, 27 February 2009
90. Andrew Rawnsley, ‘Mandelson shows he’s rea
dy for a fight’, Observer, 1 March 2009
91. The Andrew Marr Show, BBC1, 1 March 2009
92. Interviews, Cabinet ministers and officials
93. Phillip Inman and Chris Tryhorn, ‘Fred finally shreds his own pension’, Guardian, 19 June 2009
94. Conversation, Brown aide
95. Interviews, Cabinet ministers and officials
96. Financial Times, 12 January 2009
97. Guardian, 13 January 2009
98. Interview, Jon Cruddas
99. Interview, Hazel Blears
100. Heather Stewart and Hilary Osborne, ‘One family helped’, Guardian, 1 May 2009
101. Interviews, Cabinet ministers
102. Interview, Cabinet minister
103. Peter Mandelson, remarks to Council on Foreign Relations, New York, 17 February 2009
104. Jean Eaglesham, ‘Flagship scheme hit by delays’, Financial Times, 2 March 2009
105. Interview, Paul Everitt
106. Lords Hansard, 27 January 2009
107. Interview, Paul Everitt
108. Interviews, Paul Everitt and Derek Simpson
109. Conversation, friend of Mandelson
110. Interview, Brown aide
111. Hansard, 25 February 2009
112. Ibid., 28 January 2009
113. Interview, Brown aide
114. Hansard, 4 February 2009
115. Interviews, Brown aides
116. Interview, minister
117. Today, BBC Radio 4, 23 January 2009
118. Alan Greenspan, testimony to House Oversight Committee, 23 October 2008
119. Conversation, Cabinet minister
120. Interview, Cabinet minister
121. Sky News, 5 March 2009
122. Alistair Darling, evidence to House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, 3 February 2009
123. Daily Telegraph, 3 March 2009
124. Gordon Brown, evidence to Liaison Committee, 12 February 2009
125. Jackie Ashley, Guardian, 16 February 2009
126. Interview, Number 10 official
127. Interview, Brown aide
128. Private interview
129. Interviews, Cabinet ministers
130. Mervyn King, evidence to Treasury select committee, 24 March 2009
131. Edmund Conway, ‘£150 billion leap in the dark’, Daily Telegraph, 6 March 2009
132. Conversation, Cabinet minister
133. ICM for the Guardian, 24 February 2009
36. Trillion Dollar Man
1. Interviews, Number 10 officials
2. Conversation, Number 10 official
3. Interview, Foreign Office official
4. Interview, Number 10 official
5. Interview, Mark Malloch-Brown
6. Interview, Number 10 official
7. See Chapter 12
8. Interview, Number 10 official
9. Conversation, Cabinet minister
10. Interviews, Number 10 officials
11. Brown–Obama news conference, White House, 3 March 2009
12. Interview, Number 10 official
13. Interview, Number 10 official
14. Interview, Number 10 official
15. Interview, Mark Malloch-Brown
16. Interviews, Brown aides
17. Gordon Brown, address to Congress, Washington, 4 March 2009
18. Interview, Number 10 official
19. Interviews, Number 10 officials
20. Interviews, Number 10 officials
21. Interview, Number 10 official
22. Interview, senior Treasury official
23. Brown–Obama news conference, White House, 3 March 2009
24. Gordon Brown, speech at Reuters HQ, Canary Wharf, London, 14 October 2008; news conference, Washington, 15 November 2008
25. Conversation, Cabinet minister
26. Interviews, Cabinet ministers
27. Interviews, Cabinet ministers and officials
28. Interview, senior civil servant
29. Interview, Mark Malloch-Brown
30. Gordon Brown, speech at the European parliament, Strasbourg, 24 March 2009
31. Mervyn King, evidence to Treasury select committee, 24 March 2009
32. Interview, Bank of England official
33. BBC News, 24 March 2009
34. Hansard, 25 March 2009
35. Interview, George Mudie
36. Gordon Brown, speech at the Plaza Hotel, New York, 25 March 2009
37. Conversation, Cabinet minister
38. Brown–Lula news conference, Brasilia, Brazil, 26 March 2009
39. Bachelet–Brown news conference, Santiago, Chile, 27 March 2009
40. BBC News, 27 March 2009
41. Interview, Peter Mandelson
42. Daniel Drezner, Newsweek, 30 March 2009
43. Guardian, 28 March 2009
44. Interview, Number 10 official
45. Interview, Mark Malloch-Brown
46. Conversation, Cabinet minister
47. Brown–Obama news conference, London, 1 April 2009
48. Private information
49. Merkel–Sarkozy news conference, London, 1 April 2009
50. OECD
51. Interviews, French and German diplomats
52. Brown–Obama news conference, London, 1 April 2009
53. Interview, Mark Malloch-Brown
54. Interview, Cabinet minister
55. YouTube, 1 April 2009
56. Corriere Della Serra, 3 April 2009
57. Interviews, Number 10 officials
58. Financial Times, 3 April 2009
59. Interview, British official
60. Interview, British official
61. Interview, Number 10 official
62. Interview, Number 10 official
63. Interviews, diplomats and officials
64. Interview, minister
65. Interviews, British officials
66. Interview, Mark Malloch-Brown
67. Interview, senior civil servant
68. Interview, Number 10 official
69. Interviews, Mark Malloch-Brown and others
70. Nicolas Sarkozy, news conference, ExCeL Centre, London, 2 April 2009
71. Interviews, ministers and officials
72. Interview, Number 10 official
73. Interview, British official
74. Interview, Mark Malloch-Brown
75. Interview, Peter Mandelson
76. Libération, 3 April 2009
77. Gordon Brown, news conference, ExCeL Centre, London, 2 April 2009
78. Final Communiqué, London Summit, 2 April 2009
79. Nicolas Sarkozy, news conference, ExCeL Centre, London, 2 April 2009
80. Barack Obama, news conference, ExCeL Centre, London, 2 April 2009
81. Angela Merkel, news conference, ExCeL Centre, London, 2 April 2009
82. Dmitry Medvedev, news conference, ExCeL Centre, London, 2 April 2009
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