Bad Banks is an unflinching and gripping account of the problems and scandals that continue to bedevil the world's banking system some five years after the credit crunch. It follows the fortunes and misfortunes of individual banks, from RBS to Lloyds and exposes instances of misselling, money laundering, interest rate fixing and incompetence. And it considers the bigger picture: how the failings of the world's banking system are threatening to undermine our future economic security. Brummer has had access to all the major players, from HBOS’ Andy Hornby, to former Governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King to the ex-Chief Executive of Barclays, Bob Diamond. Sir Alex Brummer is one of the UK's leading financial journalists and commentators. After a long and successful stint at the Guardian he moved to be City Editor of the Daily Mail in 2000. He has won awards as both a foreign correspondent and economics writer, including Business Journalist of the Year 2006, Newspaper Journalist 2002 and
