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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v24/n17/john-lanchester/bond-in-torment
John Lanchester · Bond in Torment: James Bond
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n08/john-lanchester/gargantuanisation
John Lanchester · Gargantuanisation
May 14, 2021 - The shipping industry has worked hard to hide itself from view, and we have colluded with it. We don’t want to think...
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v37/n05/john-lanchester/the-robots-are-coming
John Lanchester · The Robots Are Coming
Nov 7, 2019 - Large categories of work, especially work that is mechanically precise and repetitive, have already been automated;...
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v29/n16/john-lanchester/shtum
John Lanchester · Shtum: Alastair Campbell’s Diaries
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v41/n14/john-lanchester/good-new-idea
John Lanchester · Good New Idea: Universal Basic Income
Nov 27, 2019 - Will we succumb to what’s now being called ‘climate apartheid’, with the rich world cutting itself off from the...
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v30/n01/john-lanchester/cityphilia
John Lanchester · Cityphilia: the credit crunch
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n07/john-lanchester/short-cuts
John Lanchester · Short Cuts: Labour’s Straitjacket
Apr 22, 2025 - The Tories, in office, prepared a trap for Labour. It had a large sign on it saying ‘It’s a Trap’ and then next to...
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https://www.faber.co.uk/journal/where-to-start-reading-john-lanchester/
Where to Start Reading: John Lanchester | Faber
Mar 17, 2026 - We’ve put together a guide to a selection of John Lanchester books to help you decide where to begin when looking for your next read.
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n17/john-lanchester/for-every-winner-a-loser
John Lanchester · For Every Winner a Loser: What is finance for?
Sep 17, 2024 - In our society the classic three ways of making a fortune still apply: inherit it, marry it, or steal it. But for an...
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n15/john-lanchester/how-bad-can-it-be
John Lanchester · How bad can it be? Getting away with it
Oct 7, 2022 - Does cheating in sport matter? It depends on what you consider to be cheating...
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v30/n20/john-lanchester/cityphobia
John Lanchester · Cityphobia: The Crash
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v12/n16/john-lanchester/diary
John Lanchester · Diary: Bad Trips in Cumbria
May 14, 2021 - I am agoraphobic – though when I hear case-histories of some of my fellow agoraphobics, who have to slay mental...
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v28/n02/john-lanchester/the-global-id
John Lanchester · The Global Id: Is Google a good thing?
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v39/n16/john-lanchester/you-are-the-product
John Lanchester · You Are the Product: It Zucks!
Dec 14, 2019 - I am scared of Facebook. The company’s ambition, its ruthlessness, and its lack of a moral compass scare me...
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n23/john-lanchester/king-of-cannibal-island
John Lanchester · King of Cannibal Island: Will the AI bubble burst?
Jan 5, 2026 - Nvidia shares are the purest bet you can make on the impact of AI. The leading firms are lending money to one another in...
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