niall ferguson is the author of 16 books including civilizations, the great degeneration of kissinger 1923 - 1968 idealist and effective money. senior fellow at stanford university. and associate editor at the financial times and also global economic analyst in her book includes makers and tigers and the rise of finance in the fall of ame and don't do evil, how big tech betrayed its founding principles and all of us. i'm telephone everyone different founder and producer of the series and they will talk and towards the end i will post some questions sent in from the audience. i will take it from here, rana. >> i'm incredibly jealous not just because you've written 16 books and i've written two so far. your timing is kind of unbelievable and that's a things in the publishing world, is your book going to come out at the right moment. history is catastrophe. i want to hear a little bit about the evolution of the book and how you got the idea, whether that reshaped your thinking, did you have to change the beginning or ending? >> i don't recommend writing 16, that's probably too many books

niall ferguson is the author of 16 books including civilizations, the great degeneration of kissinger- 1968 idealist and effective money. senior fellow at stanford university. and associate editor at the financial times and also global economic analyst in her book includes makers and tigers and the rise of finance in the fall of american business and don't be evil, how big tex betrayed his founding principles in allll of us. i am ted founder and producer of the series and we will talk towards the end i will pose questions from the audience. i let you take it from here. >> will thank you ted and hello i'm so pleased to do this with you and i have to sam incredibly jealous not just because you've written 16 books on the i've only written to so far been working on the third one but your timing is kind of unbelievable. and we sing this in the publishing world, your books that you have worked hard on the come out at the right moment. mr. feehan catastrophe, just the right moment for that predict someone want to hear a little bit about devolution of the look i got the idea and once covid-19

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niall ferguson is the author of 16 books including civilizations, the great degeneration of kissinger 1923 - 1968 idealist and effective money. senior fellow at stanford university.

course, remember professor lockdown as we _ course, remember professor lockdown as we dubbed him, niall fergusonabout what would happen to us if we didn't att— about what would happen to us if we didn't all stay locked away. then he was caught— didn't all stay locked away. then he was caught out with his married iover— was caught out with his married lover breaking the rules of visiting other— lover breaking the rules of visiting other households. matt hancock at the time _ other households. matt hancock at the time said, i'm completely speechless, i don't know what to say. speechless, i don't know what to sav~ 0t— speechless, i don't know what to say. of course, professor lockdown had to— say. of course, professor lockdown had to leave — say. of course, professor lockdown had to leave at the time. so, it's one rule — had to leave at the time. so, it's one rule for— had to leave at the time. so, it's one rule for them and one for another _ one rule for them and one for another. that's what really drove our informant to tell us in the end. do you _ our informant to tell us in the end. do you know

it wasn't enough from a tank up is my point of view when niall ferguson committed a similar indiscretions position. matt hancock called for the medical adviser to nicola sturgeon in scotland to go when she committed an indiscretion, so an apology i don't think white watches for conservative actors —— activists orfor for conservative actors —— activists or for the country as a whole. that is what you — or for the country as a whole. that is what you think _ or for the country as a whole. that is what you think matt _ or for the country as a whole. that is what you think matt hancock should do. what advice would you give to borisjohnson if he were still in that role today? he give to boris johnson if he were still in that role today? he hasn't taken much _ still in that role today? he hasn't taken much of _ still in that role today? he hasn't taken much of my _ still in that role today? he hasn't taken much of my advice - still in that role today? he hasn't. taken much of my advice recently! still in that role today? he hasn't - taken much of my advice recently! so i don't know of i'm offe

top adviser, caused outrage when he travelled hundreds of miles during lockdown, and professor niall fergusont, resigned after his married lover visited his home. this is mr hancock�*s reaction at the time. is mr hancock's reaction at the time. ., ., ~' is mr hancock's reaction at the time. ., ., ~ . , ., ., time. he took the right decision, to resi . n. time. he took the right decision, to resin. mr time. he took the right decision, to resign. mr hancock— time. he took the right decision, to resign. mr hancock hopes - time. he took the right decision, to resign. mr hancock hopes he - time. he took the right decision, to resign. mr hancock hopes he can i time. he took the right decision, to l resign. mr hancock hopes he can stay in his “ob, resign. mr hancock hopes he can stay in his job. and — resign. mr hancock hopes he can stay in his job, and the _ resign. mr hancock hopes he can stay in his job, and the prime _ resign. mr hancock hopes he can stay in his job, and the prime minister- in hisjob, and the prime minister is showing no sign of sacking him. borisjohnson says the matter is over,

used to be. caused outrage when he travelled hundreds of miles during lockdown, and professor niall fergusoncientists advising the government, resigned after his married lover visited his home. this was mr hancock's reaction at the time. i don't understand... he took the right decision, to resign. that's just not possible in these circumstances. mr hancock hopes he can stay in hisjob, and the prime minister is showing no sign of sacking him. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. i think is been really dishonest there the whole of the pandemic. in fact, i think he's been dishonest his whole time in office. he doesn't come across as very sincere or genuine. that's my personal opinion. 0bviously genuine. that's my personal opinion. obviously i don't think apologies go that far— obviously i don't think apologies go that far in _ obviously i don't think apologies go that far in this instance. after everything the whole country has been _ everything the whole country has been through, it's a bit out of order~ — been through, it's a bit out of order. obvious he on his part, you can't _ order. obvious