When I heard that James Graham, one of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights, had chosen Fred Goodwin and the Royal Bank of Scotland as the subject of his new satire, Make It Happen, my heart skipped a beat. The story of the rise and fall of the world’s largest bank, combined with characters real and imagined, including the ghost of Adam Smith (played by Succession’s Brian Cox) sounds irresistible. And, apart from a Scottish connection going back to my earliest days in journalism, I’ve long been intrigued by Goodwin, the accountant who led RBS to ruin and Britain to the brink of financial disaster.
当我得知英国最著名的剧作家之一詹姆斯•格雷厄姆(James Graham)将弗雷德•古德温(Fred Goodwin)和苏格兰皇家银行(Royal Bank of Scotland)作为他新讽刺剧《成就一切》(Make It Happen)的主题时，我的心跳一瞬间加速。这家manbetx app苹果 最大银行的兴衰故事，结合了真实与虚构的人物，包括由《继承之战》(Succession)中的布莱恩•考克斯(Brian Cox)饰演的亚当•斯密(Adam Smith)幽灵，听起来实在令人无法抗拒。除了我在新闻业早期与苏格兰的渊源外，我一直对弗雷德•古德温(Fred Goodwin)这位会计师颇感兴趣，他将苏格兰皇家银行(Royal Bank of Scotland)带向毁灭，令英国陷入金融灾难的边缘。