I always got the sense that you’d find Pratchett’s politics in the Vimes novels most keenly of all — I always got the impression that he was somewhat quietly socialist, but not in a flag waving way.

I always got the impression that he had a fondness for the underdog and he writes very sensitively about the poor and standing up for the poor in a number of his later books. He’s very keen on social justice. Even the beggars are given their own curious types of power — whilst those in power (the Guild Council and wizards) are often more harshly treated as figures of ridicule. The exception is Lord Vetinari who exists in a bubble of his own — but definitely softens the further through the books you get.

The disdain for the aristocratic classes (Lord Rust in particular) and the way he likes his characters to develop and progress across the books (especially true of Vimes) is brilliant. He’s created a fully faceted society that functions almost entirely as a meritocracy. Almost.

Either way — push on! And I hope you’re staying safe in the time of Covid :o)