Editor’s picks: July 25th 2019

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, to stop a no-deal Brexit, moderate Tory MPs must be ready to bring down <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/07/27/to-stop-no-deal-tory-mps-must-be-ready-to-bring-down-boris-johnson" target="_blank">Boris Johnson</a>. The growing friendship between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping is much better for <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/07/27/partnership-is-much-better-for-china-than-it-is-for-russia" target="_blank">China than it is for Russia </a>(8:50). And, the <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/07/27/how-big-stars-maximise-their-take-from-tours" target="_blank">business of live music</a> – how big stars maximise their take from tours (16:30)</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>