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‘Breaks new ground’ – TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
The Times Literary Supplement reviewed David Lough’s No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money in its issue dated 22 January 2016. The reviewer Peter Clarke, himself the author of Mr Churchill’s Profession, speaks of the book ‘breaking new ground’ and supplying ‘compelling evidence’. Read the full review: Times Literary Supplement No More Champagne 220116
READ MORE‘Riveting’ – DAILY MAIL
The Daily Mail reviews No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money, by David Lough, calling it “riveting”. It also chooses the book as one of its Best History Books of 2015. The Daily Mail Best History Books of 2015
READ MORE“Essential reading for any politician” – Keith Simpson MP on Iain Dale’s blog
Writing on Iain Dale’s leading Westminster blog, Keith Simpson MP describes David Lough’s No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money as ‘essential reading for any politician”. For the full text of his Christmas reading recommendations, see http://www.iaindale.com/posts/2015/12/01/keith-simpson-mp-s-christmas-reading-list
READ MORE‘Best read of 2015’ William Boyd THE GUARDIAN
William Boyd writes of No More Champagne, one of his three best reads of 2015: ‘Astonishing revelations about Churchill in David Lough’s No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money (Head of Zeus). Churchill as financial risk-taker, spendthrift, debtor reckless gambler. This book makes you wholly rethink the received wisdom about about the icon…. There is rich […]
READ MORE‘Best biographies of 2015’: WALL STREET JOURNAL
No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money tops The Wall Street Journal‘s list of “Best biographies of 2015”, published late in November. Written by former private banker David Lough, the book details Churchill’s lifetime of struggles with is personal finances, his many rescues and his battles with British and American tax authorities. http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-biographies-of-2015-1448055862
READ MORE“A surprising page-turner” – THE ECONOMIST
The Economist magazine describes No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money as “a surprising page-turner” in its review dated 19 November 2015. Read the full review here.
READ MORE“Fabulous, absolutely fabulous” – BLOOMBERG TV
Tom Keene, anchor of Bloomberg TV’s daily morning show Bloomberg Surveillance, praised No More Champagne on air as “fabulous, absolutely fabulous” while interviewing author David Lough on Churchill’s tangled finances live on 10 November 2015. See the full interview here.
READ MORE“Fascinating… No More Champagne recasts .. Churchill’s biography”- WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Wall Street Journal adds its weight to the critical acclaim for David Lough’s new biography No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money (Picador, Head of Zeus). Calling the study “fascinating”, the newspaper’s review of 14 November 2015 adds that David Lough’s book “recasts many aspects of Churchill’s well-known biography.” Wall Street Journal Review No More […]
READ MORE“Fascinating – opens a window” – WEALTHNET
Wealthnet, the daily e-newsletter for professionals involved in the wealth management industry, hailed a new biography on Churchill’s tangled personal finances written by “one of our own”, former private banker David Lough. The widely-read Wealthnet calls No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money a ‘fascinating’ biography which ‘opens a window’ on the City of the early […]
READ MORE“An extremely important book” – Churchill Archives Director
Interviewing author David Lough on stage at a recent literary event, Dr Allen Packwood, director of the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College, Cambridge, described No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money as “an extremely important book for which scholars will be grateful for many years to come”.
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