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You May Never See Us Again

The Barclay Dynasty: A Story of Survival, Secrecy and Succession

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Narrator Olivia Poulet

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Length 8 hours 58 minutes
Language English
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The untold story of post-war Britain. Told through the lives of the two men who helped shape it: Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay.

You May Never See Us Again is the only definitive story of David and Frederick Barclay - commonly known as the Barclay brothers. Born poor, these enigmatic twins built one of the biggest fortunes in Britain together from scratch and spent six decades at the epicentre of British business, media and politics. Their empire, said to be worth ยฃ7bn at its height, included Littlewoods, the Ritz Hotel, The Daily Telegraph and the channel island of Brecqhou. They were major advocates for Brexit and well-connected with influential politicians including Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage.
And yet despite their fortune and influence, their fiercely guarded desire for privacy has meant that their story remained largely unknown - until a very public family dispute pitched Barclay against Barclay in the High Court.
Journalist Jane Martinson unravels the fascinating story of these once inseparable billionaire brothers. Through their lives she offers compelling insights into post-war Britain, from the conditions that enabled their way of doing business to thrive through to the tightly enmeshed webs of influence between capitalism, politics and the media that shape Britain today.

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Jane Martinson is a journalist and academic who first reported on the Barclay empire in 2004. She worked at the Financial Times before spending 18 years at the Guardian, latterly as a senior member of the editorial team. In 2018 she became the Professor of Financial Journalism at City, University of London and started to investigate the Barclay brothers soon after. Jane remains a regular columnist for the Guardian and frequently appears on broadcast media including BBC News, ITV's Good Morning, Sky News, and BBC Radio 4.

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Author:

Narrator:
Olivia Poulet

ISBN:
9781405962216

Length:
8 hours 58 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd

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Unabridged

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Part Ozymandias, part HBOโ€™s Succession ... Jane Martinson has dug deep where many feared to tread. Her book is a gripping yarn of two boys who left school at 14 and became billionaires who entertained celebrities, prime ministers and royalty, only to fall out like ferrets in a sack. This is one of those fantastic books where you take someone from business and actually give it the treatment of a novel - itโ€™s a hell of a pace. A cracking book โ€“ I'm in awe of how much digging went in . A pleasure to read. An astonishing and at times unbelievable yarn for those still grieving the end of Succession. A tour de force โ€“ on how power and money can be gained, and how easily it can be lost. Reads as a history of the evolution of the dodgier corners of the financial world over the last eight decades Forensic ... Strong on financial detail Expand reviews
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