The Wonga Coup
by Adam Roberts
The Wonga Coup was a ludicrous scheme stuck in the past. Stuck in the idea that you can just turn up with a bunch of blokes on a plane, overthrow the dictator and get the mineral rights. The mercenary adventurer is something the British have always done, to our moral detriment but to our financial advantage…Simon Mann is the last of those and this is his story.
