'The Brussels Commission has just suspended its senior economist,
Bernard Connolly, for writing a book savaging the prospects for a
common currency. There are many who now believe he should be
lauded as a prophet.' Observer, Editorial, 1 October 1995
'Mr. Connolly's longstanding proposition that the foisting of a
common currency upon so many disparate nations would end in ruin
is getting a much wider hearing...' New York Times, 17
November 2011
When first published in 1995, The Rotten Heart of Europe
caused outrage and delight - here was a Brussels insider, a senior
EU economist, daring to talk openly about the likely pitfalls of
European monetary union.
Bernard Connolly lost his job at the Commission, but his book was
greeted as a profound and persuasive expose of the would-be
'monetary masters of the world.' His brave act of defiance became
headline news - and his book a major international bestseller.
In a substantial new introduction, Connolly returns to his
prophetic account of the double-talk surrounding the efforts of
politicians, bankers and bureaucrats to force Europe into a
crippling monetary straitjacket. Hidden agendas are laid bare,
skulduggery exposed and economic fallacies are skewered, producing a
horrifying conclusion. No one who wants to understand the workings
of the EU, past, present and future can afford to miss this
enthralling and deeply disturbing book.