The politician and former chancellor chooses five favourite books. He will be speaking about his book “ Can We Be Great Again? ” at the St Andrew’s Book Festival in London on 25 November.

Peak Human

If you’re worried that Western civilisation and democracy is in decline, this is for you – in fact, it’s the best book I have read this year. Johan Norberg looks at civilisations from Athens to the Anglosphere, and traces the reasons for their rise and fall. His conclusion: all is not lost.

Super Agers

Eric Topol is my favourite American doctor, and has given me superb advice on many occasions. His latest book looks scientifically at all the diseases that cause ageing, from heart disease to cancer to dementia – and exactly what the latest clinical trials say works and does not work. F

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