Ray Perman's guest appearances

Ray Perman

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature

Scottish Business Network

Blair Bowman

Ian Rankin

Robert Burns

Russell Napier

Muriel Spark

Jane Hamilton

Fidel Castro

Craig Brown

Eleanor Oliphant

Alexander McCall Smith

David Brown

Gary Turner

Ron Butlin

Irvine Welsh

Stuart Cosgrove

OwlTail

From humble but happy beginnings in north London, Ray Perman has been a popular and much admired figure in the Scottish business world since permanently moving to Edinburgh in 1975.The former Scotland correspondent for the Financial Times, went on to found the successful Business Insider publishing group before becoming Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise, Chairman of Social Investment Scotland and Chairman of the James Hutton Institute – as well as many other roles.But you may know him better as the author of a gripping book about the 2008 banking crisis called Hubris: How HBOS Wrecked the Best Bank in Britain – plus two more excellent books about the pioneering environmentalist John Lorne, and the financial history of Edinburgh.Interview by Fraser Allen on 17 May 2022.www.allencomms.co.uk

From humble but happy beginnings in north London, Ray Perman has been a popular and much admired figure in the Scottish business world since permanently moving to Edinburgh in 1975. The former Scotland correspondent for the Financial Times, went on to found the successful Business Insider publishing group before becoming Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise, Chairman of Social Investment Scotland and Chairman of the James Hutton Institute – as well as many other roles. But you may know him better as the author of a gripping book about the 2008 banking crisis called Hubris: How HBOS Wrecked the Best Bank in Britain – plus two more excellent books about the pioneering environmentalist John Lorne, and the financial history of Edinburgh. Interview by Fraser Allen on 17 May 2022. <a href="http://www.allencomms.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.allencomms.co.uk</a>

Ray Perman: Author, entrepreneur & business leader

In this fascinating interview with fellow Birlinn author Bob Wylie, Ray Perman discusses his most recent book The Rise and Fall of the City of Money: A Financial History of Edinburgh.The Rise and Fall of the City of Money is available to buy now from https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-city-of-money/ and your local bookshop.

In this fascinating interview with fellow Birlinn author Bob Wylie, Ray Perman discusses his most recent book The Rise and Fall of the City of Money: A Financial History of Edinburgh. The Rise and Fall of the City of Money is available to buy now from <a href="https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-city-of-money/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-city-of-money/</a> and your local bookshop.

Ray Perman - The Rise and Fall of the City of Money: A Financial History of Edinburgh