![]() Out now The Dinner Party by Joshua Ferris Varoufakis is a master of clarity and, as Theresa May prepares to steer the good ship GB through the dangerous shoals of Brexit, this is an invaluable account of how the political establishment really works. According to Varoufakis, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy knew the bailout would fail but did it anyway to save the French and German banks. The result is a fascinating reveal on the hidden world of what he calls the "deep establishment" – a labyrinth of intractable officials and backhanded dealings, not least the disastrous Greek bailout itself. ![]() Varoufakis, a firebrand economist who ultimately resigned from the left-wing government in 2015, describes his Sisyphean struggle to renegotiate his country's relationship with the EU. ![]() ![]() The Greek former finance minister's latest book only came out on 3 May but already it's been called "one of the greatest political memoirs of all time" by The Guardian. With everything from the latest award-winners to the sleeper hits, here are the must-read books you can't afford to miss from last year: Adults In The Room: My Battle With Europe’s Deep Establishment, by Yanis Varoufakis ![]()
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