Richard Ryder on A Classless Society

Richard Ryder had perhaps the most thankless task in modern British politics: he was the government chief whip while the Conservative Party was ripping itself to shreds over the Maastricht Treaty. It might reasonably be assumed, therefore, that he doesn't have particularly fond memories of the 1990s.

And that certainly seems to be the tone of his review in The Spectator of my book A Classless Society. He doesn't say much about the book at all, in fact (though I'm pleased he shares my enthusiasm for A.N. Wilson's novel The Vicar of Sorrows), but at least he doesn't say anything negative about it.

My thanks to Mr Ryder and to The Spectator for their coverage.