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Pen name of author and journalist Andrew Scott.

Represented by Pew Literary

Books include Fake History, Fake Heroes and NOTORIOUS ! Links here:

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Andrew John Scott is a British economist, currently Professor of Economics at London Business School, known for his work on longevity and macroeconomics. Previously he was a lecturer at Oxford University, a visiting professor at Harvard University and a researcher at the London School of Economics. .. more

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 6d
Forget the King's Christmas Day speech - here's my shameless "Winterval" plug instead.

Live from Lewisham.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15m
What was your specialist subject - or do we have to wait till then to find out?

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2h
So much bigotry is the outer expression of inner self-loathing. Contented people don't need scapegoats.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2h
These people are deeply unhappy and miserable.

I don't think we say that enough.

It's not about bacon. It's about their own lack of self worth

ottoenglish.bsky.social
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3h
Yes they're people sons and fathers and brothers and friends and it's an absolute tragedy

Reposted by James Connelly

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3h
Fascinating. Now perhaps someone should ask him where he found enough money to emigrate to Tenerife.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 4h
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer is just a festive version of "The Ugly Duckling" and not nearly enough people are livid at the scale of this rampant bit of plagiarism.
a stuffed reindeer with a red nose and big eyes is sitting on a table .
ALT: a stuffed reindeer with a red nose and big eyes is sitting on a table .
media.tenor.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 4h
Ah neither did i

Reposted by Andrew Scott

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Hans S @londondanish.bsky.social · 4h
His contributions shall be missed

ottoenglish.bsky.social
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 5h
The supreme sense of Lord Percy's entitlement drips off the screen grab.
lewisgoodall.com Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 5h
Relative independence 😂 yes because the hereditary peers have a real cross section of party affiliation and have no *quite literal* landed interest whatsoever.

Risible stuff.

Reposted by Andrew Scott

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 5h
Relative independence 😂 yes because the hereditary peers have a real cross section of party affiliation and have no *quite literal* landed interest whatsoever.

Risible stuff.

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Andrew Scott, Lesley A. Hall , and 1 more

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 5h
Non-Christians must eat bacon for a month, says Reform candidate Chris Parry.

Reform UK are turning a blind eye to this racist.

www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
Non-Christians must eat bacon for a month, says Reform candidate
Chris Parry, standing to be mayor of Hampshire and the Solent, seems to be preoccupied with pork
www.thenewworld.co.uk

Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy, Andrew Scott, Margot C. Finn , and 1 more

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 6h
No.

Reposted by Andrew Scott

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Neil Hallam @neilhallam.bsky.social · 6h
Imagine watching Dean and Frank at Christmas and thinking "I GOTTA POST ABOUT IMMIGRATION!!!!"

Reposted by Andrew Scott, Jonathan Wolff, Lesley A. Hall , and 3 more

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7h
Tommy Robinson says he found Jesus in prison. Churches disagree about how to respond
Tommy Robinson says he found Jesus in prison. Churches disagree about how to respond
C of E faces dilemma as far right claims Christianity to push agenda that often clashes with gospel message
www.theguardian.com

ottoenglish.bsky.social
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15h
Correct - Russian population is 14-15% Muslim - and it's a land of massive ethnic and cultural diversity.

Putin apologists don't understand it in the slightest.
joniaskola.bsky.social Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 1d
This is not true at all.

Russia is far more Muslim than most of Europe and North America, and that has nothing to do with why people hate Russia.

People hate Russia because it is an imperialist dictatorship that invades, rapes, and commits genocide against its neighbors

Reposted by Steve Peers

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 16h
Italian immigrant communities into America in the early 1900s were subjected to the most appalling degrees of racism and bigotry and it led to the USA actively moving to stop migration from Italy in a series of acts including the Emergency Quota Act (1921) and the restrictive Immigration Act (1924)
Watched the Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas with my kids. Imagine watching that and thinking America needed infinity migrants from the third world.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele, Richard S.J. Tol , and 1 more

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 17h
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and...
www.france24.com

ottoenglish.bsky.social
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17h
Oh that is fantastic to read thank you Diana

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20h
Is the poor love still complaining

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20h
Incidentally Dyson is one of the Uk's biggest landowners and presumably his kids will be massively hit by the 'family farms tax'... pray for them

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21h
Sunk cost fallacy.

1 million Russian casualties and almost no gains in 4 years. All at considerable cost to the Russian people who are now enduring inflation and the impact of more sanctions.

Putin has to get a return on his investment or it's all been for nothing and he will have nothing to show
onestpress.onestnetwork.com Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 21h
Putin, again dressed in military uniform, said he plans to continue the war because “the heads of the Ukraine regime are not in a hurry to solve this conflict with peaceful means."

Reposted by Andrew Scott, David Darmofal

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 21h
Putin, again dressed in military uniform, said he plans to continue the war because “the heads of the Ukraine regime are not in a hurry to solve this conflict with peaceful means."

ottoenglish.bsky.social
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21h
If Temu did comms.
zarahsultana.bsky.social Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 23h
Now, more than ever, we need a CEC that will fight for a party led by its members — not MPs or bureaucrats.
More than a month has passed since Your Party’s founding conference, where we decided to adopt a collective leadership model — a win for member democracy and a win for you, the members. With more than 55,000 members, we are now the biggest socialist party in the UK since the 1940s. We have finally received timelines and guidance for the upcoming CEC election, but it is deeply disappointing to see a unilateral move that ignores the decisions made by conference just last November. Instead, an arbitrary, time-limited vote is being imposed — a decision made not by members, but by MPs and unelected bureaucrats. Our conference is the supreme, sovereign, democratic body of the party and it must be treated as such. This decision particularly undermines the role of our nations within the party, sidelining the voices of Scotland and Wales. This is simply not good enough. Now, more than ever, we need a CEC that will fight for a party led by its members — not MPs or bureaucrats. I look forward to working with others right across the movement and our nations to deliver the next stage of maximum member democracy and build a truly democratic socialist party. Join the movement. Make your voice heard: join yourparty.uk

Reposted by Andrew Scott

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Joe Hislop @joehislop.bsky.social · 21h
In case you’re worried about how he’ll cope, here’s a picture of his house.

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Axel Bruns, Brendan Nyhan , and 30 more

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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 22h
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Reposted by Andrew Scott, Tim Bale

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 23h
Now, more than ever, we need a CEC that will fight for a party led by its members — not MPs or bureaucrats.
More than a month has passed since Your Party’s founding conference, where we decided to adopt a collective leadership model — a win for member democracy and a win for you, the members. With more than 55,000 members, we are now the biggest socialist party in the UK since the 1940s. We have finally received timelines and guidance for the upcoming CEC election, but it is deeply disappointing to see a unilateral move that ignores the decisions made by conference just last November. Instead, an arbitrary, time-limited vote is being imposed — a decision made not by members, but by MPs and unelected bureaucrats. Our conference is the supreme, sovereign, democratic body of the party and it must be treated as such. This decision particularly undermines the role of our nations within the party, sidelining the voices of Scotland and Wales. This is simply not good enough. Now, more than ever, we need a CEC that will fight for a party led by its members — not MPs or bureaucrats. I look forward to working with others right across the movement and our nations to deliver the next stage of maximum member democracy and build a truly democratic socialist party. Join the movement. Make your voice heard: join yourparty.uk

Reposted by Steve Peers, Peter Cook

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d
Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."
James Dyson has said he may not be able to pass his business down to his children because of Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax changes..See more elctap) Sir James Dyson: Rachel Reeves has put my family business at risk

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d
Hunting is completely impractical, causes immense damage to farming, benefits nobody and is very cruel indeed.

No wonder Britain's leading Brexiter backs it.
reformexposed.bsky.social Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d
It’s the Boxing Day Hunt, Nigel Farage thinks packs of hounds should chase a fox and tear it to shreds.

Reposted by Andrew Scott

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 1d
Great to see the random headline news generator back in action