John Crace – The Bonfire of the Insanities: How Does This Government Thing Work Again?

Due to popular demand, we are delighted to offer a second showing of John Crace’s sell-out talk. Book now to avoid disappointment.

‘I lap up everything John Crace writes gratefully: I love his cleverness, his wit and his heart’ – Nigella Lawson

Across 14 years of Tory rule, John Crace has seen it all: a bucket-load of sleaze and scandals, myriad questionable policy decisions and an ever-revolving door of impressive* candidates trying to get themselves to the top of a sinking ship. [*terms and conditions apply!]

With a bumpy start, the Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, have taken the reins, while Kemi Badenoch and the Tories slink off to regroup in opposition. Many proclaim that the UK’s political landscape has changed – but are those fabled sunny uplands finally in view?

Selected from Crace’s much-loved Guardian column, The Bonfire of the Insanities lights up a new chapter of governmental absurdity with mordant wit and caustic humour.

John Crace is the Guardian‘s parliamentary sketch writer and the author of several books, including Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10, Depraved New World, Decline and Fail, and I, Maybot.