nigel hastilow
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Location | Evesham, Worcestershire, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I am a journalist by trade. I was Editor of ‘The Birmingham Post’ in the 1990s and worked for the Wolverhampton ‘Express & Star’. My latest book is ‘The Ministry of Theft’ set in the dangerously near future. My last was ‘Devil Money’ – a novel about the Scotsman who invented paper money, made a fortune, ran the French economy and then saw it crash and burn. See www.devil-money.com I have also written ‘Dead Groovy’, about the scandals of the 1960s when spies roamed England, the Kray twins were king-pins and The Beatles were losing millions thanks to a dreadful deal done by their lawyer David Jacobs. Other novels include ‘The Man Who Invented The News’, the memoirs of Marchamont Nedham, the most notorious journalist of the 17th century - the Piers Morgan of the English Civil War (see www.themanwhoinventedthe.news) - and ‘How to Become Prime Minister’, a short political satire (though some may say it has been overtaken by events). |
| Favorite music | All the usual classic stuff from the 1970s and 1980s plus The National, Bellowhead and Vampire Weekend. |
| Favorite books | Just read 'Atlas Shrugged' by Ayn Rand. Long-winded, sometimes aimless but nevertheless brilliant. |