Jonn Elledge is an English journalist, commentator, and author of books including 'The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything' [2021], 'Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories and How Not to Fall for Them' [2022], and 'A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders' [2024]; a columnist & creator/author/assistant editor of the CityMetric site for The New Statesman; as well as a frequent contributor to that magazine, the Big Issue, the Guardian, the Evening Standard, & many other media publications; a podcast host and frequent guest (Skylines, Paper Cuts, The Bunker, & more); he lives in London with his crispy-snack-munching cavapoo, Henry Scampi.