Satire, sarcasm and savage wit from the Guardian’s brilliant diarist and columnist John Crace, in conversation with Gavin Esler about his new book, which moves from 14 years of Tory rule, a bucket-load of sleaze and scandals, myriad questionable policy decisions and the like to Keir Starmer and the Labour Party taking the reins. Selected from Crace’s much-loved Guardian column, The Bonfire of the Insanities lights up a new chapter of governmental absurdity.

John Crace is the Guardian's parliamentary sketch writer and author of the ‘Digested Read’ columns; he also writes regularly for Grazia. His books include Decline and Fail; A Farewell to Calm; Depraved New World; and Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10.