Editor’s picks: August 29th 2019

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, after Boris Johnson announced he will temporarily suspend Parliament, how can MPs stop a <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/08/29/how-parliament-can-stop-boris-johnsons-no-deal-brexit" target="_blank">no-deal Brexit</a>? The conflict between <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/08/29/new-fronts-open-up-in-the-conflict-between-israel-and-iran" target="_blank">Israel and Iran</a> is widening (10:00). And, <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/08/31/the-foody-benefits-of-farming-vertically" target="_blank">vertical farming</a> is on the up (16:40)</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>