Campaigns, corporate behaviour and the absurdities of public policy are the raw material for Mark Thomas's political comedy, reportage and activist non-fiction. As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela investigates the international arms trade through his own attempts to enter that world, while Belching Out the Devil follows Coca-Cola's global operations and allegations about labour and environmental practices. The People's Manifesto grew from audience suggestions gathered during live shows, turning deliberately eccentric policies into a comic experiment in participatory politics. Thomas usually puts himself inside the investigation, so the books mix travel, interviews, stunts and anger with stand-up timing rather than reading like detached political analysis. They fit political satire, investigative non-fiction and activist writing. Readers of Jon Ronson may appreciate the first-person encounters, though Thomas is more openly campaigning and more interested in testing institutions through direct action. Read more Less
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