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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1h

The kobo one is underneath my first post

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1h

Hurrah

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1h

Oh and since I screwed up and only put out one link - here's a fun fact with the other. Capone's favourite book, which he read cover to cover in jail was 'Life begins at Forty'.

This bargain begins at 99p.
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Notorious ebook by Otto English - Rakuten Kobo

Read "Notorious History’s Villains and Why They Matter" by Otto English available from Rakuten Kobo. History loves a villain. Across the entire span of human civilisation, certain people and groups ha...

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1h

NOTORIOUS is STILL on offer as an ebook for just 99p.

Rob me while you can on kindle and kobo before the Feds catch up with you - it's a time limited offer ...

Links below

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2h

I agree

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2h

Shadow Justice Secretary has made a symbolic gesture of support for Quran burning, both in law & apparently in practice too

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2h

Absolutely that. The real 'silent majority' in this country are extremely tolerant on a range of issues and the British Attitude Survey demonstrates it. The angry noise created by Reform is certainly not reflective of the whole.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2h

Lolz

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2h

Yes. A huge chunk of people think this stuff. They just need permission to express it. Attitudes surveys show that the vast majority are very far from being Mr. Farage's imaginary silent majority.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2h

Polanski expertly dismantling the "rich people will move if we tax them" narrative, while Denham nimbly demonstrates how very patriotic such people are.

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 12h

Former Head of Comms for the IEA, Annabel Denham, says the super rich will leave if we have a wealth tax.

Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2h

There's some truth in that. Some of his supporters definitely do. But voters of all parties are not a homogeneous lump and anyone who votes for Farage has a right to know what he is and is not doing while purporting to serve his constituency

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3h

And I'm so sorry. It's hard enough having small kids

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you for that Sarah

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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 3h

How ANYONE here can see these things and still vote for this grotesque man in 2029 is beyond me. I genuinely believe they won't. He's not even TRYING to make it look like he's interested in us. But how to show that? Not everyone's endlessly scrolling BlueSky or reading the Mirror.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11h

That's ALWAYS a great look

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11h

I was this number of years old when I discovered that Dubai had a Metro

"Quite often I am the only white person
in the tube carriage!"

Isabel Oakeshott says 'it's not racist
to observe the lack of white people' in
some areas of Britain,

"It certainly tells us something about
how Britain has changed."

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12h

More

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12h

Well exactly

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12h

So refreshing to see someone challenge the smug, nasty Reform narrative

Anita R @venividiverily.bsky.social · 12h

I could watch Zack Polanski utterly wreck Zia Yusuf ALL DAY LONG.

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Anita R @venividiverily.bsky.social · 12h

I could watch Zack Polanski utterly wreck Zia Yusuf ALL DAY LONG.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 12h

Former Head of Comms for the IEA, Annabel Denham, says the super rich will leave if we have a wealth tax.

Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12h

#traitors

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13h

Deafening applause as Zack Polanski tells Zia Yusuf that people's concern over immigration is because he spends all his time spreading misinformation and fear.

#bbcqt