Economy of the Confederate States of America of London provided the U.K. Parliament with a powerful economic justification for the policy of neutrality. At the beginning of the war the Confederacy had some $47 million in bank deposits (compared to $189 million in Northern banks), and $27 million in specie (gold and silver coins) holdings (compared to $45 million worth in the northern states). Bad money drives out good, and supplies of gold and silver were hoarded, driven out of circulation by the rising flood of paper money. The first Confederate notes were issued in March 1861, and bore interest. They were soon followed by others, bearing
Good News, Bad News (novel) order. But in time they learn that the real problem lies with the organisation for which they both work. As the chase begins, the two men come to understand that things not what they seem, and out pour secrets that will rattle the foundations of the British Intelligence Service. Good News, Bad News (novel) Good News, Bad News is a spy/espionage novel by British author David Wolstencroft. The novel was first published in 2004, and was Wolstencroft's first novel. It was published by BCA by arrangement with Hodder & Stoughton. The novel revolves around two men, Charlie Millar and George,