Why Michael Gove worries about Britishness | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty | Presented by Aditya Chakrabortty with Michael Gove , produced by Frankie Tobi and Luke John Smith ; the executive producers are Maz Ebtehaj, Kirsty Major and James Tindale

For more than three decades, Michael Gove has been a leading figure in British Conservatism. As a journalist, government minister and now editor of the Tory bible, the Spectator, he has helped shape the right even as it has moved further rightwards. In the latest episode of Radical Thinking, Gove joins Aditya Chakrabortty to discuss the future of the right, his record on Brexit and austerity, and the Spectator’s position on Islam.

Aditya’s suggested reading:

• For a slalom ride through Michael Gove’s years in power, read The Demented Dalek by the historian Richard J Evans in the London Review of Books.

• To learn more about what’s become of the British right, there’s a column by me for the Guardian.

• For more on the economics of the Cameron years, this paper examines how the Tories failed to move the UK away from being a country of renters towards a country of makers. Two of its authors will join us for a podcast later in the series.

• And if you want to read how Brexit may have cost the UK 8% of GDP, read this paper based on data from the Bank of England.