The Other Putin - Playing Politics, June 2026
An exclusive Power Play audiobook extract for VGIM Insiders
Good morning VGIM Insiders,
Welcome to a special edition of Playing Politics.
Rather than run the usual newsletter, I’m giving VGIM Insiders a special treat: an early preview of a small part of Power Play’s audiobook.
At the end of April, I spent four days in a studio in London reading my book from cover to cover. Many cups of tea and biscuits were devoured in the process.
The audio was eventually whittled down into 12 and a half hours of content, eventually becoming the audiobook that’ll be available via Audible, Spotify and your favourite indie audio storefronts on Thursday.
But I know that a lot of you are interested in finding out what Power Play is really about and discovering whether my plummy British accent is perfect for narration.
So rather than make you wait until Thursday to judge book/me, I’m sharing a 14-minute extract from the audiobook exclusively for VGIM Insiders so you can listen to it before launch.
I’ll tell you a little bit more about what’s contained within shortly. But if you want to listen to the extract, you’ll need to sign up as a VGIM Insider to tune in.
Use the code POWERPLAY to get an Insider membership for £25 per year or £3 per month by hitting the button below.
And if you’re not a VGIM Insider, you can check out my interview with the Financial Times that went out yesterday. Read it here.
The Other Putin
The audio extract you’re about to listen to is taken from Chapter 6 of Power Play, called Nothing is True and Everything is Playable.
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