My good friend Johnny – horrifically self-indulgent column this week and I do apologise – at the age of 59 has just discovered Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Seminal work. Hunter S Thompson. Huge influence on a lot of journalists I know – me included – and author of one of the best politics books ever. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72, about the American Presidential election between Nixon and McGovern.
You only need to read three books to understand politics: The Thompson one, A Choice of Enemies by George V Higgins and Julius Caesar.
