#188: Hugo Rifkind, journalist and novelist

Simon and Rachel speak with Hugo Rifkind, a journalist who has just published his second novel, "Rabbits". Born and raised in Edinburgh, Hugo studied philosophy at university. He has formerly been a columnist for the Spectator, GQ and the Herald, and is now a columnist, critic and leader writer for the Times and a presenter on Times Radio, as well as a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s comedy show "The News Quiz". Hugo's first novel, "Overexposure", a satire of celebrity culture, was published in 2006. His new novel, "Rabbits", is a story of drugs, aristocracy, death and disputed inheritance, set among the teenage Scottish elite of the 1990s. We spoke to Hugo about his early life at boarding school in Scotland, how that experience inspired "Rabbits", and about his work at the Times.