John Crace
The Bonfire of the Insanities

Friday 29 May, 7.00pm
Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford

Best-selling author and beloved parliamentary sketch writer John Crace returns to the festival for his latest serving of satire. 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.

Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions (students, under 27s and unwaged)
Box Office: essexbookfestival.org.uk or Mercury Theatre 01206 573948

Event Information

💬 The event will include an audience Q&A session.
🖊️ After the event there will be an opportunity to get the book signed by the author.
📚 Our bookseller will have copies of the book available to purchase on the night.
🚗 The venue has ample free parking on site. Parking instructions will be sent out to ticket-holders a few days before the event.
♿ The venue is wheelchair accessible. There are disabled facilities on site.
🪑 Seats are unallocated.

John Crace

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.

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The Bonfire of the Insanities
by John Crace

After fourteen 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.

With a bumpy start, Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and the Labour Party have taken the reins while Kemi Badenoch and the Tories slink off to regroup in opposition. Many proclaim that the United Kingdom’s political landscape has changed – but are those fabled sunlit 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.

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