ANDY HEDGECOCK sees his scepticism lessened by a story is more complex and far-reaching than is initially apparent
WTF
by Robert Peston
(Hodder and Stoughton, £20)
IN THIS book, ITV political editor Robert Peston attempts to unravel how the world became so divided between the haves and the have-nots and, while his economic analysis of neoliberalism is good in outlining the path that led us to where we are today, less impressive are the solutions.

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