Does anything eat bankers?

Andy Zaltzman

• Publisher: Old Street Publishing
• Year: 2011
• ISBN:
  9781906964672
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Economic Theory
• Index: Economics

The global economy has fallen to pieces like a cheap jigsaw puzzle in an earthquake. Now it is time for the financial world to pick up the baton of change, hold it proudly above its head, and club some sense into itself with it.
Luckily Andy Zaltzman -- comedian and economi novice extraordinaire - is here to help. In this much-needed and hilarious companion to the crisis, he confronts the big issues side-on. Questions answered and/or dodged include:
Is human life still economically viable?
What face should a politician pull whilst discussing the economy?
If you put an infinite number of monkeys in the London Stock Exchange, would the markets go up or down?

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
• Does anything eat bankers?
• What should I do if I find myself …
• I always thought banking was …
• Er, yup. So how come banking …
• I know exactly what will happen …
• A mate of mine in the pub told me the …
• To my admittedly untrained head …
• Well done him. But, with some of …
• My pet Labrador Wendell, 8, has no …
• A swift examination of the world’s …
• I would feel better about the world’s …
• I hate having to make a choice. Can …
• The current financial hullabaloo has …
• I’m having a few cash flow problems …
• When talking about their bailout …
• I can think of a lot of things I’d like to …
• I’m not a government, but just in …
• The British and American …
• It seems to me that governments …
• When it comes to panicking, the …
• What is the optimum face for a …
• Whenever a politician issues a …
• The workings of international finance …
• Right. But is there anyone anywhere …
• Ah, ah, ah. Be honest. Is there anyone …
• As far as I was concerned, ‘short-selling’ …
• If you removed the human traders …
• I’ve heard people on the telly talk …
• Cats are all the rage in economics. How …
• If I ever have a job, the chances are …
• I think I’ve been really good this …
• In the light of the Credit Crunch, does …
• Judging by the way the FTSE …
• any good reason to own shares any more?
• I like sport. In fact, I need sport – …
• My friend doesn’t like sport. Is there …
• There are more and more people in …
• How high can the Credit Crunch …
• Jesus was known to throw the odd …
• It has long been a tradition in the …
• The economy has been collapsing …
• Is that wise? Didn’t excessive …
• On the advice of a friend, I took my …
• I’ve got a few financial problems that …
• It’s all very well me cutting back on …
• Isn’t there an easier way of …
• Neither I nor my friends are …
• No offence, but none of those really …
• Will the Credit Crunch ruin Christmas?
• If there is one thing that modern …
• World economics has always seemed …
• Most people like to have somewhere …
• My dead grandmother used to say to …
• Inflation sky-rocketed to a …
• In January 2009, Barack Obama will …
• And one final question. What is the …
• APPENDIX 1: Could The Crisis Have Been Foreseen?
• APPENDIX 2: Bank Of England Facts
• APPENDIX 3: Things That Have Been Thought Too Big To Fail, But Which Have, Nonetheless, Failed
• APPENDIX 4: Glossary of 10 Important Financial Terms
• Bibliography of suggested further reading
• Suggested Hip-Hop Discography
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Copyright