In this interview with Laurie Wastell on The Sceptic, Dalrymple marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Life at the Bottom by revisiting the violence and nihilism he observed as a prison doctor, arguing that liberal ideology rather than poverty is the true engine of crime and social breakdown. He also discusses the hypocrisies of the caring classes, the unforeseen consequences of the therapeutic mindset, and modern anarcho-tyranny.

Watch the full interview here.