And of course, in the middle of it all is Burns himself, the likable lead, who always seems to be playing himself and, in doing so, tends to steal his own movies.

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The 1970s Fed Chairman Arthur Burns "really couldn't bring himself to forcefully respond to the inflation forces that were in train, " says economist Henry Kaufman.

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The ninth round was a scrappier affair but Burns finished it in trouble after finding himself on the ropes and struggling to get back on the front foot.

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Foer himself suffered second-degree burns on his hands and face.

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Along with Englishman Richard Burns, who won the world title for Subaru himself in 2001, he was at the head of a golden generation of British rally driving talent, and they sparked renewed interest in the sport in this country.

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History books have been largely unkind to Burns, and though not alive today to defend himself, readers can now develop a sense of his side of the story through Inside the Nixon Administration: The Secret Diary of Arthur Burns, edited by author and emeritus Indiana University professor, Robert Ferrell.

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Sir Terence Burns, the senior civil servant at the Treasury, has declared himself satisfied with Mr Robinson's arrangement.

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