Turning his back on neoliberalism at exactly the moment that its advocates were in their pomp, Gray's was a lone voice of scepticism. 'Gray is one of our best social and political theorists ... This powerful and radical work opens as many doors as it closes.' - New Statesman 'Gray is a clever and energetic political theorist in the analytical mode. He is also dauntingly well-read and up-to-date.' - Guardian