Robert Peston the sparky and colourful Business Editor at the BBC has a new book out very shortly - ‘Who Runs Britain?: The Super-rich and How They’re Changing Our Lives.’ The Amazon blurb says this

‘Who makes the decisions in this country? Who is the power behind the throne? Who’s really in charge? Let the BBC’s award winning Business Editor Robert Peston take you through the looking glass on a behind-the-scenes tour of Britain’s hidden power brokers and the reasons behind their rise.There’s a new elite in town - and it’s not who you might think.’

I am looking forward to reading this over half term. Ahead of publication Robert Peston answered questions for the Telegraph Online and there are several extracts from the book available on that website including this one about the power of hedge funds.