The Whistleblower: The explosive thriller from Britain's top political journalist

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Because of such mixed messages, he says, the adolescent Peston “devoured” books by Isaac Bashevis Singer or “almost every Jewish author on the planet”. So Jewish identity, for Peston, “is a big part of who I am, but working out exactly what that is has always intrigued me”.

Robert Peston interview on his new book The Whistleblower Robert Peston interview on his new book The Whistleblower

Brexit still means Brexit. The presumption any rational person would make is that Brexit will happen, and to throw everything at trying to prosper both as individuals and a nation outside the EU.”The analysis of what caused Brexit and indeed why many cozy London political journalists didn't see it coming was I think the best part of this book and Peston is refreshingly honest in his inclusion of himself in that group. Yes, I remember the very first time I was sitting next to Huw Edwards in 2006, doing BBC News At Ten in front of six of seven million people, and it was a very scary moment. But it’s like everything – you get used to it. The worst thing that could happen is I make a fool out of myself, and I’ve done that enough times in my life, I’ll probably cope.”

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Framed by two letters to his father (who died in early 2016) WTF? is Robert Peston's highly personal account of what those who have ruled us for years got so badly wrong, and what we need to do to mend the terrible fractures in our society. Elvis, too, is put on Leonora’s trail by his boss, the mysterious and powerful El Mago. As their paths converge and they get closer to the truth, their lives become more dangerous. I can’t wait to see what Moreno-Garcia does next. The Dark The weird thing about being OCD is you can be OCD about some things and not about others. When I was young, my brain was utter chaos. There were just thoughts going everywhere the whole time, it was total noise. I could control it when I was writing, but my book collection was always like the way I thought, everything was everywhere – and still is.

I don't usually read books by celebrities as I think there's better authors out there not getting the credit they deserve. Yet Robert Peston writes with an enjoyable and knowledgeable style. As a journalist he knows how to create a riveting story and as such I judge him on his words and not his name. This is a brilliant and exciting read that I really enjoyed. Yes – you don’t get rich as a journalist, you’ve got to do it because you love it, and I’ve always loved it. I’m still addicted to trying to understand the world. You get to meet interesting people and have interesting conversations. You have to like people. Some people who don’t like people do become journalists, and I often wonder why.” The story is gripping and held my attention nicely all the way through, culminating in a wholly satisfying conclusion. Members of the public are constantly asking. If they think I’d be any good, I think it’s mostly a function of how terrible the current lot may be.

The Whistleblower by Robert Peston | Goodreads The Whistleblower by Robert Peston | Goodreads

The crime story is the core of the book and what makes it work. They say write what you know and Peston sensibly creates a tangle of politics and finance, all hiding murder. As someone who studied economics, I had no issues following the more detailed sections, but some readers may be as bored by them now as they were then – hence one of the reasons that there was a crash as no one was interested in mortgage issues for the poor. A reasonable analysis of the Brexit vote and the key driving factors that led to the result. It is a lot more balanced than most other accounts, avoiding rhetoric and resisting condescension, as Peston attempts to uncover the underlying causes of why people chose to vote leave, and the fundamental class divides that exist in today's society. However I don't think it really got to the heart of some of the key issues around identity and immigration.

It’s a slightly pretentious version of why I wrote it, but I do think that the chaos we’re living through now has roots in the late 1990s. I think a lot of people have felt lost in recent years, and some of that stems from the erosion of traditional class identification, which was accelerated and magnified by the fact that Labour decided it was broadly no longer a working-class party. It meant people lost their political lodestar. If people think I’d be any good as an MP, it’s mostly a function of how terrible the current lot may be The Whistleblower is, in the end, quite a good political thriller. Journalists don’t always make good novelists, but Robert Peston has made a decent fist of this, his first work of fiction.

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I read this book from a pre-publication copy kindly supplied by the publisher, but this is an honest review with no concession to their generosity. I finished the book with a sense that here is an economist breaking out of the standard economic theories and reaching for other ways of framing and understanding the situation which the British and particularly the English now find themselves in, culturally and psychologically. AS Gil digs further and askes more questions he finds himself deeper and deeper in a rabbit hole. Most people have their doubts about politicians and journalists and this book definitely feeds the mind for the conspiracies, secrets and lies that abound Parliament and also the tabloids.There is a danger for me in reading this book. Much of what he says confirms my opinions about what, and why, things have happened around Brexit and Trump’s presidential election in the USA, and much of Peston’s opinions and rationale I’m in full agreement with. This is book 2 in the series - the first being The Whistleblower - so for maximum enjoyment, you might want to read that first. I would recommend you do as it is referenced herein. The whistleblower by Robert Peston, is his first novel, he has his own politics show and often talks on the news about political matters. This throws Gil into torment as not only does he feel a bit guilty about the Bank run he sparked, but he also feels responsible for Marilyn's death - the two being very close. Although he can't believe it was suicide.