Paperback edition of the Liberal Democrat's chief economic spokesman's opus on the credit crunch. The hardback sold 40,000 copies and reached number 1 on the "Sunday Times" bestseller list. Cable accurately predicted the credit crunch, the crash in house prices and the failure of the banks, and here he explains how we got in this mess and what it means. The winner of 2 Channel 4 political awards. 'No one has a greater right to say 'I told you so' than Vince Cable...' Nick Cohen, "Observer"