What does Pak-Saudi-Turkey defence pact mean? #thisweekthosebooks looked at Chicago uni professor Paul Poast’s book on military alliances. Free to read. thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/allwhy-the...

#muslim world. #defence pact. what does it mean? 5 minutes and you get smarter, faster. #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/allwhy-the...

My @timesofindianews.bsky.social piece on how #Britain, like #India, has its own #NEET problem and unlike the homophone, both problems are messy timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-ed...

The truth about starting a new publication...via @medium.com medium.com/@thisweektho...

#Myanmar’s military junta released photos of a meeting between Aung San Suu Kyi & Arnaud de Baecque of the Red Cross. It said the meeting took place in Naypyidaw, Aug 3. A 2021 military coup removed Suu Kyi’s elected government. Sent to prison, she's not been seen since late 2022

Oh to be a city mayor! #thisweekthosebooks on why many believe mayors should rule the world. Free to read thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/mayors-are...

Jonathan Coe's satirical novel on #Thatcherism is a reminder of some of what happened in the late 1980s and 1990s – an internal market was created in everything, so that healthcare became a commodity. #neoliberalism #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/andy-burnh...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will need a lot of luck to rewire #Britain. The neolibs are dead serious about an agenda that includes ending the 'equality premise' and smashing the #environmental movement. thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/andy-burnh...

Rewiring Britain: Can Burnham do it? #thisweekthosebooks has a rollicking satirical novel on the Thatcher years + 2 great reads on the #neoliberal agenda. Get some context. A 6-minute read via @medium. medium.com/this-week-th...

From Jonathan Coe’s fabulous satirical novel on the Thatcher years, which kicked off neoliberalism in #Britain. Can #Burnham change things? #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/andy-burnh...

Andy Burnham wants to rewire #Britain but can he break the circuit on #neoliberalism? #thisweekthosebooks has 3 great reads – Jonathan Coe’s fabulous satirical novel & 2 primers on what the neolibs really really want. Context in 5 minutes. Free to read thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/andy-burnh...

Why do crowds cheer #football and gawk at videogamers? This is from ‘The Greatest’ by @matthewsyed.bsky.social who went from competitive #sport to #journalism. #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/sports-ove...

In her charming novel, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, @gabriellezevin.bsky.social explains why the act of playing is the ultimate gesture of trust. Apt during @esportsworldcup.bsky.social #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/sports-ove...

A whole new way of understanding the #American revolution, 250 years on! #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/america-25...

A brand new history of how the world helped bring about #America’s revolution and John Updike’s MAGA man before #Trumpism became a thing. #thisweekthosebooks has context you won’t find elsewhere. Free to read thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/america-25...

From Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Instructions for a Heatwave, which is set in the 1976 UK heatwave and which is interesting chiefly for the difference between an extreme weather event from 50 years ago compared to today.Good story too! #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/heatwave-c...

@jeffgoodell.bsky.social 's book has an unambiguous message on #heatwaves for #climate deniers. #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/heatwave-c...

@jeffgoodell.bsky.social 's book has an unambiguous message on #heatwaves for #climate deniers. #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/heatwave-c...

#thisweekthosebooks has context and back story from two great reads. In just a few minutes, you’ll have it too thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/heatwave-c...

Heatwave! Timely context from two reads: A factual book that reads like horror fiction. And a novel set in a blazing summer 50 years ago. #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/heatwave-c...

#Pakistan #iran #US via Persuasion. www.persuasion.community/p/pakistan-h...

The hottest story in #Britain could technically be summarised as follows: a guy with glasses in his 60s turns over his office to a guy with glasses in his 50s. via @timesofindianews.bsky.social timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/int...

AI imagines the scene of a #US-#Iran agreement brokered by #Pakistan, in the style of the 1815 Treaty of Vienna that ended a nearly 100-year cycle of conflict. #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/pakistan-i...

#Pakistan brokered #US-#Iran ceasefire and the longer-term halt to hostilities. What does that mean for Pakistan's relationship with the US? #thisweekthosebooks has crucial context from 3 reads. Pl take a look thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/pakistan-i...

Support your local #news outlet...if you want to find out about your neighbourhood, community & how politics works...or doesn't. It's Indie News Week. Thanks @publicinterestnews.org.uk for reminding us of the importance of your local news provider @greenwichwire.bsky.social @salamandernews.org

From David Goldblatt 's book The Ball is Round. #FIFA #worldcup #thisweekthosebooks thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/kicking-of...

#thisweekthosebooks has 2 great reads and loadsa context #football #worldcup thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/kicking-of...

@julesboykoff.bsky.social, professor and former professional soccer player, writes as follows in his new book Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing, and the FIFA Greed Machine. #thisweekthosebooks

via @timesofindianews.bsky.social : Western rightwing’s George Floyd? The British government is trying to push back but there are limits to what a small country can do when the hyperpower tries to foment a race war. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-ed...

#Football must be seen as an integral part of society, says David Goldblatt in his bestseller The Ball is Round. Or else, it comes to this…(short video below). #thisweekthosebooks