Higher calling: Richard Dawkins on belief and Brexit

Richard Dawkins, the most famous atheist in the world, hasn’t mellowed with age. In his latest book, he’s on a mission to teach the next generation of the folly of religion

Richard Dawkins: ‘I think calling Brexit a religion is a very good comparison’ Pic: Getty

Talk about a “child of Catholic parents” if you like, but not “a Catholic child”. Richard Dawkins, scientist, author, agent provocateur and the man voted the World’s Greatest Thinker is on the line from his Oxford University office. You’ll know him as the world’s most famous atheist, the man ...