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A new book draws lessons from history to show how actual and would-be dictators can abuse power by claiming to represent "ordinary people."

This read is a welcome addition to what constitutes the most vital of contemporary discussions

Tory thinker Ferdinand Mount loathes Boris Johnson so much he compares him to Caesar — and Hitler — in his new book

In this week’s Book Club podcast I’m joined by Ferdinand Mount who in his long career has been literary and political editor of this very magazine, as well as editor of the TLS and head of Margaret Thatcher’s Number Ten policy unit. We discuss his new book Big Caesars and Little Caesars: How They Rise and

A needle-sharp book about political liabilities from Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson

Big Caesars and Little Caesars is an entertaining jumble with no obvious beginning, middle, end, or indeed argument. But there is an intriguing book buried underneath it which asks more or less this: where does Boris Johnson stand in the historical procession of would-be strongmen or, as Ferdinand Mount calls them, ‘Caesars’? How successful was

With tremendous wit and wisdom, the former head of Margaret Thatcher’s policy unit identifies the qualities particular to dictators – and warns against consigning such people to history

The extent to which the reader will enjoy Ferdinand Mount’s Big Caesars and Little Caesars really rests on one question. Is it reasonable to compare Boris John

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