Ben Elton, one of Britain's most provocative writers and comedians, brings us Meltdown a satirical look at the current global financial climate. Meltdown follows four rather unlikable university friends: Jimmy, a high-earning city trader who miss judges the market ends up broke in his Notting hill mansion, Henry, a Labour MP who gets in trouble for expenses; Rupert, a bad-mannered fake toff who runs a bank into the ground and takes off with a big payoff and Lizzie, a stunning lifestyle guru who owns a company that sells useless things in beautiful packaging. The credit crunch affects the characters in many different ways, but one thing's for sure...things will never be the same again!
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