Book review: Rafael Behr's survival guide to modern politics

"Drawing on his own experiences, the book is an elegant diagnosis of the chronic condition facing contemporary politics — the strains on democracy — and a prescription for restoring its health."

UK prime minister Boris Johnson on the election campaign trail in December 2019, the month that author Rafael Behr suffered a massive heart attack.  Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA 

• Politics: A Survivor’s Guide: How to Stay Engaged without Getting Enraged 
• Rafael Behr 
• Atlantic Books, €25.99