Andy Watts
@andywatts360.bsky.social
A son, husband, father and grandfather all wrapped up in one.
Likes reading, theatre, films and keeping fit.
A rational humanist that promotes kindness to each other. Loves science, likes evidence yet open to new ideas.
Oh, follows Liverpool Football Club
Likes reading, theatre, films and keeping fit.
A rational humanist that promotes kindness to each other. Loves science, likes evidence yet open to new ideas.
Oh, follows Liverpool Football Club
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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"We no longer live in a neutral marketplace of ideas. We live in an attention economy shaped by algorithms, tribal identity, outrage incentives, and profit models that reward engagement over accuracy."
🔴Claims that Online Misinformation Fears Are Overblown ‘Radically Understates’ the Scale of the Threat
Entire communities are now becoming locked into dangerous belief systems that are almost impossible to challenge, argues @eliothiggins.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/30/m...
Entire communities are now becoming locked into dangerous belief systems that are almost impossible to challenge, argues @eliothiggins.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/30/m...
Claims that Online Misinformation Fears Are Overblown 'Radically Understates' the Scale of the Threat
Entire communities are now becoming locked into dangerous belief systems that are almost impossible to challenge, argues Eliot Higgins
bylinetimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"We no longer live in a neutral marketplace of ideas. We live in an attention economy shaped by algorithms, tribal identity, outrage incentives, and profit models that reward engagement over accuracy."
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🔴'Nine Years on from Brexit: And I've Had Enough of London Too!'
Inspired by the insights of Matthew Goodwin and David Goodhart, Professor Ivor Oddgrin documents the terrifying change that is happening before our eyes
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/23/n...
Inspired by the insights of Matthew Goodwin and David Goodhart, Professor Ivor Oddgrin documents the terrifying change that is happening before our eyes
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/23/n...
'Nine Years on from Brexit: And I've Had Enough of London Too!'
Inspired by the insights of Matthew Goodwin and David Goodhart, Professor Ivor Oddgrin documents the terrifying change that is happening before our eyes
bylinetimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🔴'Nine Years on from Brexit: And I've Had Enough of London Too!'
Inspired by the insights of Matthew Goodwin and David Goodhart, Professor Ivor Oddgrin documents the terrifying change that is happening before our eyes
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/23/n...
Inspired by the insights of Matthew Goodwin and David Goodhart, Professor Ivor Oddgrin documents the terrifying change that is happening before our eyes
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/23/n...
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Jon Stewart is a legend & the way this show is trying to explain to a mainstream audience the gravity what is happening in the US is amazing. It was both thrilling & terrifying to be part of it. Thank you @TheDailyShow 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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June 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Jon Stewart is a legend & the way this show is trying to explain to a mainstream audience the gravity what is happening in the US is amazing. It was both thrilling & terrifying to be part of it. Thank you @TheDailyShow 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
‘Cheap foreign labour’ – this is how Keir Starmer denigrates the migrant carers looking after your loved ones
May 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
‘Cheap foreign labour’ – this is how Keir Starmer denigrates the migrant carers looking after your loved ones
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Labour's immigration announcement today is a reflection of the paucity of honest debate by BOTH political parties over the last decade on this issue.
Labour has never made a counter-argument, or been honest about economic cost of immigration curbs, so it's stuck making Tory/Reform arguments 1/n
Labour has never made a counter-argument, or been honest about economic cost of immigration curbs, so it's stuck making Tory/Reform arguments 1/n
May 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Labour's immigration announcement today is a reflection of the paucity of honest debate by BOTH political parties over the last decade on this issue.
Labour has never made a counter-argument, or been honest about economic cost of immigration curbs, so it's stuck making Tory/Reform arguments 1/n
Labour has never made a counter-argument, or been honest about economic cost of immigration curbs, so it's stuck making Tory/Reform arguments 1/n
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Serious question: Can somebody explain to me why the Signal boys loathe Europe so much? Exasperation with longstanding European refusal to spend more on defence really is not enough to explain this degree of hostility. What’s so bad about Europe? Too snobby? An obstacle to their libertarian dreams?
March 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Serious question: Can somebody explain to me why the Signal boys loathe Europe so much? Exasperation with longstanding European refusal to spend more on defence really is not enough to explain this degree of hostility. What’s so bad about Europe? Too snobby? An obstacle to their libertarian dreams?
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A fantastic humanist sentiment for today by our patron Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social.
March 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
A fantastic humanist sentiment for today by our patron Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social.
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'There is no hope but us. There is no mercy but us. There is no justice. There is just us… All things that are, are ours. But we must care. For if we do not care, we do not exist.' Read more about the humanism of Terry Pratchett on #HumanistHeritage. heritage.humanists.uk/terry-pratch...
Humanist Heritage: Terry Pratchett (1948–2015)
There is no hope but us. There is no mercy but us. There is no justice. There is just us… […]
heritage.humanists.uk
March 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
'There is no hope but us. There is no mercy but us. There is no justice. There is just us… All things that are, are ours. But we must care. For if we do not care, we do not exist.' Read more about the humanism of Terry Pratchett on #HumanistHeritage. heritage.humanists.uk/terry-pratch...
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Th’ abuse of greatness is when it disjoins
Remorse from power
Remorse from power
February 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Th’ abuse of greatness is when it disjoins
Remorse from power
Remorse from power
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Communities flourish when children from all backgrounds learn side by side, fostering mutual understanding and friendship, and shared values. An inclusive education system helps break down barriers, prejudices, and build a more open, tolerant, and connected society.
humanists.uk/2025/02/13/h...
humanists.uk/2025/02/13/h...
‘Diverse school communities boost community cohesion’ – Humanists UK
Humanists UK has responded to a consultation on community cohesion run by the Women and Equalities Committee. In its response, it has highlighted how divisive rhetoric by authoritative public figures ...
humanists.uk
February 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Communities flourish when children from all backgrounds learn side by side, fostering mutual understanding and friendship, and shared values. An inclusive education system helps break down barriers, prejudices, and build a more open, tolerant, and connected society.
humanists.uk/2025/02/13/h...
humanists.uk/2025/02/13/h...
Brilliant piece
I've written for the latest issue of Prospect magazine on Labour v Reform; how Starmer and Farage embody rival concepts of what politics *is* and represent opposite sides of fault line running across most western democracies today. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/691...
Labour vs. Reform: The fight for our future
Faragism and Starmerism are fronts in a global struggle between insurgent nationalism and cautious defenders of the old political order. For British d...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Brilliant piece
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A wonderful letter to @theguardian.com by the humanist philosopher and our patron A.C. Grayling about the humanist values – dignity, autonomy, compassion, human rights – underpinning our campaign for legal assisted dying. 👏
January 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A wonderful letter to @theguardian.com by the humanist philosopher and our patron A.C. Grayling about the humanist values – dignity, autonomy, compassion, human rights – underpinning our campaign for legal assisted dying. 👏
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