i think that this is quite a unique book because so far it's the first truly sort of russo british book crease the author of being the englishman taking on the russian president i think is absolutely unprecedented all let's make it clear clear to the views you refer to chris as the or three you're the publisher but you're also the co-author so so so did you have to write it or or you edited it or were i mean well how did it work out obviously as it happens chris and why we've been friends for quite a few years and we've been working on other projects together and i was a contributing journalist unusually. chris and i we went to west and see be reared we cooperated on this book and and we grew to be co-authors and i just obviously don't want to rain on christmas parade but. that is clear in the subtitle of the board with alexander corrupt go but obviously i'm quite proud to have we pride of place here on the cover of the book and yes i've contributed as a journalist and as an executive editor as well so then the my next question is to you or your you present your book with the words i qu