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Nigel Farage’s End of the Pier Show
13 May 2020
, Otto English delves into how the Brexit Party leader is keeping himself relevant now that we have taken back control and his American dreams have not come to fruition.

VE DAY COMMEMORATION: Shots in the Dark – A Night in Umbria
5 May 2020
, As Britain prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe, Otto English cuts through the myths with his father's first-hand account of war.

The Coronavirus Crisis: The Prime Minister Is Not Immune from Scrutiny – Despite what his Cheerleaders Say
28 April 2020
, With calls being voiced for journalists not to criticise the Government over its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, Otto English explores why this has never been more essential.

The Coronavirus Crisis: It Was There For All to See in the £20 Notes – Wasn’t it?
15 April 2020
, Otto English explains how nations that start by normalising conspiracy theories end up having their phone masts burned down

The Coronavirus Crisis: Apart From That
3 April 2020
, Otto English explores, well, that thing. The thing we can't forget. The thing that's everywhere, inside and out.

EXCLUSIVE Art in the Coronavirus Crisis: When the Cows Come Home
1 April 2020
, Otto English is given exclusive access to an innovative new project to celebrate the best of British talent.

The Coronavirus Crisis: Hung Out to Dry
26 March 2020
, Otto English reports on how the COVID-19 outbreak has revealed the worst of corporate greed, as employees are left without their salaries being paid and are told to rely on Government support.

The Year of Living Distantly: A Letter to My Mum
20 March 2020
, Otto English pens some thoughts to his 89-year-old mother, who he visited this week in the Coronavirus chaos.

GET COVID DONE
12 March 2020
, Otto English explores why Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings' supposed strategy of tackling the Coronavirus through the UK population developing 'herd immunity' is so dangerous to us all.

The Coronavirus Crisis: Has the Public Still Had Enough of Experts?
10 March 2020
, Otto English explores the disinformation which has been spreading as fast as the Coronavirus and considers the soil which allowed the denigration of facts and expertise to flower.

Fowl Play: How US Chicken Imports will Pollute Britain’s Poor
28 February 2020
, Since joining the EU British food has gone from bog-awful to top-notch, but Otto English reveals how a US Trade deal will unravel 40 years of progress.

Priti Patel is a Product of her Own PR
26 February 2020
, Otto English charts the rise of the controversial Home Secretary and explores the ambition which could be placing her eyes on the top job next.

EXCLUSIVE What Carrie Did Next: Chapter One
20 February 2020
, The first chapter of the secret memoirs of the first lady of the United Kingdom (FLOTUK). As told to Otto English...

How Jeremy Corbyn and Labour Failed the Country
14 February 2020
, Otto English charts the Labour Party's course over the most tumultuous few years in British political history and laments its inability to stand up when it was most needed.

Britain is a Liberal and Democratic Country – Why Are the Lib Dems Missing An Open Goal?
13 February 2020
, Otto English considers why the Liberal Democrats are struggling to provide a home for the politically homeless that should be flocking to the party.

Speaking Another Language: A Social Media Tale
6 February 2020
, Otto English takes us on a journey through the history of the English language, the exceptionalism of Empire and the furious and curious of Twitter.

The Long Goodbye: Britain and Europe –1975-2020
31 January 2020
, In Part Two of his look back at Britain's journey with the EU, Otto English charts how Eurosceptic forces were unleashed after the 1975 Referendum and channelled in the 2010s by those looking to capitalise on the increasingly hard lives of many in the UK.

The Slow Hello: Britain and Europe – 1946 -1975
29 January 2020
, In Part One of his look back at Britain's journey with the EU, Otto English charts the UK's pivotal role in its formation, initial British reluctance at the project and the 1975 referendum which seemed to provide hope for a happy future in the bloc.

The Toll of Empty Nationalism – The Brexit Bell Ends
24 January 2020
, As Big Ben (doesn't) count down to 'Brexit Day' on 31 January, Otto English considers how Britain fell into the grip of a petty nationalism, warned against by the world's greatest physicist.

The Dangers of Politainment: The Laurence Fox Affair
22 January 2020
, Otto English delves into the privileged actor's descent into normalising hate and considers what purpose it may serve.

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