The rotten heart of Europe - Bernard Connolly

'The
Brussels Commission has just suspended its senior economist, Bernard
Connolly, for writing a book savaging the prospects for a common
currency. There are many who now believe he should be lauded as a
prophet.' Observer, Editorial, 1 October 1995

'Mr.
Connolly's longstanding proposition that the foisting of a common
currency upon so many disparate nations would end in ruin is getting a
much wider hearing...' New York Times, 17 November 2011

When first published in 1995, The Rotten Heart of Europe
caused outrage and delight - here was a Brussels insider, a senior EU
economist, daring to talk openly about the likely pitfalls of European
monetary union.


Bernard
Connolly lost his job at the Commission, but his book was greeted as a
profound and persuasive expose of the would-be 'monetary masters of the
world.' His brave act of defiance became headline news - and his book a
major international bestseller.


In
a substantial new introduction, Connolly returns to his prophetic
account of the double-talk surrounding the efforts of politicians,
bankers and bureaucrats to force Europe into a crippling monetary
straitjacket. Hidden agendas are laid bare, skulduggery exposed and
economic fallacies are skewered, producing a horrifying conclusion. No one who wants to understand the workings of the EU, past, present and future can afford to miss this enthralling and deeply disturbing book.