Daniel Hannan is one of the most extraordinary men in politics. Or journalism, or political writing. He is a British member of the European Parliament — a Conservative — and a contributor to various publications. He is also an NR cruise guest (continuing the ancient tradition of Britons at sea).

And he is my guest on the latest Q&A podcast. There is a British election coming up — May 7 — and we talk about that. We also talk about a host of other issues.

For example, why are there so many writers in British politics? Is Hannan British or English? Or both?

Will Labour “slither into Downing Street,” as David Cameron says, “on the coattails of” Scottish separatists?

What are conservatives, wherever they live, to think of Cameron, the Conservative leader? How red is “Red Ed” Miliband, the Labour leader? What is the role of class — Eton and Oxford and all that — in British politics?

Why do the British, as a people, revere the National Health Service? Why do they tolerate, or welcome, a dominant BBC, generation after generation?

What about the Queen? Is London the capital of the world? Is London still a British city?

Finally, what is conservatism? Hannan gives an answer that he learned from Roger Scruton at the age of 15.

I will say what I’ve said over at Ricochet: “A talk with Daniel Hannan is like a seminar in true and important things.”

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