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How Does This Government Thing Work Again? with John Crace at St Swithin's Church

St Swithin's Church, The Paragon, Bath, Somerset, BA1 5LY

Type:Talk or Lecture

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Season (20 Mar 2026)
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Friday	19:30	- 20:30

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Can satire help us navigate a political world that often feels stranger than fiction? Prepare for an evening of razor-sharp wit as celebrated Guardian political columnist John Crace takes to the festival stage to discuss his latest work, Bonfire of the Insanities. With the trademark humour and humane scepticism that have made his writing so beloved, Crace will dissect the dizzying theatre of public life - where scandal outpaces common sense, yesterday's certainty becomes today's punchline, and we collectively try to keep our footing amid the noise.

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