Depraved New World

Bestselling author John Crace and his much-loved companion Herbert Hound offer a lacerating and hilarious account of post-Brexit Britain, from the fall of BoJo through the ensuing series of clusterf*cks, in Crace’s latest book, Taking the Lead. Join him in conversation with Tory Shepherd.

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John Crace is a staff feature writer for The Guardian, where he is best known for the literary pastiche ‘Digested Read’. He has also written several books, including Vertigo: One Football Fan’s Fear of Success. His latest book is Taking the Lead, on post-Brexit Britain. A committed Spurs supporter, he lives in south-west London but travels to N17 for every home game.

Tory Shepherd is an Australian opinion writer and journalist based in Adelaide. She joined News Limited in 2006, starting with a cadetship at The Advertiser, and spent 15 years there and at other News Corp publications. Since September 2024 she has been a senior reporter for Guardian Australia.

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