London Rules

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We are constantly being told that 1966, the very first iteration of Swinging London, was the time when the city was at its cultural, most fashionable height. And if not 1966, then it's the punk '70s or the Britpop '90s when London was meant to be most fun. Not so, argues GQ's Dylan Jones. Not only is London the greatest, most dynamic and diverse city in the world - it's never been better than it is now.Comparison may be the thief of joy, and it might be invidious to square London off against New York, Milan or Paris - which is heavier, a tonne of feathers or a tonne of gold? - but right now there is no other city in the world like it. It is already the greatest city of the twenty-first century, the one true global cultural megalopolis, the one true cocksure city-state, and we need to shout about it from the top of every tall building in town.

Dylan Jones has written fifteen books on subjects as diverse as music, politics, etiquette and photography. His book about the Conservative leader David Cameron, Cameron on Cameron, was shortlisted for the Channel 4 Political Book of the Year, while his biography of Jim Morrison, Dark Star, was a New York Times bestseller. He has been an editor at The Observer, the Sunday Times, i-D and The Face, and is currently the editor-in-chief of GQ.A trustee of the Hay Festival and a board member of the Norman Mailer Colony, he was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Honours List in 2013. He lives in London and Powys with his family.

"An ambitious new series that tackles the controversy of the topics explored with a mixture of intelligence and forthright argument from some excellent writers." - The Observer