Bandit Capitalism: Carillion and the Corruption of the British State

"Comparable with Michael Lewis' The Big Short or indeed Ian Fraser's Shredded, Bob Wylie has done a forensic job . . . a powerful book." —Talk Media Podcast

The collapse in January 2018 of the construction giant Carillion, outsourcer of huge Government building contracts, is one of the great financial scandals of modern times. When it folded it had only £29 million in the bank and debts and other liabilities adding up to a staggering £7 billion. When the total losses were counted it was est...