Mihir Bose's Blog

In their first podcast of 2023 the Three Old Hacks on the state of the nation and the next election

Episode 29: Listen to it here  The Three Old Hacks discuss the Christmas books they were given and are now reading, the state of the nation and whether they should have a flutter on the next election

Celebrating the revolution in English cricket

Watch my interview on Channel Four News about the revolution in English Cricket started by Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes. Where will it end? The sky is the limit.  

I hate that Fifa and Qatar exploited Lionel Messi’s genius. But I’ll cherish the football

The Guardian The World Cup has left us with two images of Lionel Messi. One is of him in his Argentinian team shirt, holding up the trophy. The other is of the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, putting the traditional Arab men’s cloak, the black bisht, round Messi, just before he receives […]

Three Old Hacks on the World Cup and the Budget

Episode 28: A World Cup and a Budget listen to it here A football World Cup and a Budget, what better subjects could Mihir Bose, former sports news editor at the BBC, Sunday Times Economics Editor David Smith and political analyst Nigel Dudley wish for, to talk about? Let’s just say, in a pub quiz if either of […]

I hate the very idea of this World Cup in Qatar, but I’ll have to watch: it’s the beautiful game

The Guardian While sport speaks to the best of the human spirit, officials too often degrade it, exploiting fans’ love and loyalty for their own gain I must have been 10 when I went to a football match with my parents and realised that the game resonated far beyond the field of play. The game […]

Sunak’s rise is thanks to the Tory Hindu revolution. Labour, look and learn

The Guardian Rishi Sunak’s arrival in No 10 is a more complex story than that of the first brown man to hold the highest office in the land advertising the diversity of our country. It is the result of a remarkable revolution in the Tory party’s attitude to the Hindus, which illustrates the complex nature […]

The Three Old Hacks on Liz Truss’ keynote speech (recorded before the death of HMQ last Thursday)

Episode 26: Delivery, delivery, delivery – listen to it here The Three Old Hacks will discuss the death of the Queen and much more in the next episode.  

The Three Old Hacks on a replacement for Boris

Episode 25: Choosing a replacement for Boris – listen to it now  

Mihir’s book Dreaming the Impossible reviewed in crickmash.com

crickmash.com by Arunabha Sengupta Dreaming the Impossible is a near-impossible endeavour in itself. Compiling a thorough treatise on the inequalities – racial and otherwise – that has dogged British sport through history to the current day is an incredibly difficult task. The canvas is formed by an extremely complicated society – a legacy of the […]

Dadabhai Naoroji UK’s first Indian MP is commemorated with blue plaque at his Bromley home

The Guardian Dadabhai Naoroji was elected in 1892 and campaigned for reform of British rule in India and women’s rights Dadabhai Naoroji, who in 1892 became the first Indian to win a popular election to the UK parliament, has been commemorated with a blue plaque. Known as the “grand old man of India”, Naoroji’s long […]