Words by the Water

John Crace: How Does This Government Thing Work?

Friday 13 March | 5pm

Expect satire, sarcasm and savage wit from The Guardian’s political diarist and columnist, John Crace. Across fourteen years of Tory rule, he has seen it all: a bucket-load of sleaze and scandals, myriad questionable policy decisions, and an ever-revolving door of (un)impressive candidates trying to get themselves to the top of a sinking ship. But it doesn’t stop in July 2024: Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves and the Labour Party have had a distinctly bumpy start, whilst Kemi Badenoch and the Tories have slunk off to regroup in opposition. Has the United Kingdom’s political landscape changed once and for all?

Book: The Bonfire of the Insanities, Guardian Faber Publishing