No tracking. No cookies
Subscriptions
SubscriptionsAuthor: Otto English
-
Project Fear – The Writing Was Always on the Wall
By dismissing all the warnings about the threat to peace in Northern Ireland posed by Brexit, Boris Johnson has put lives in danger in the name of power and ideology, says Otto English
-
The Future of British Broadcasting – Insider Spills GB News Beans
In a world exclusive interview, a GB News insider speaks to Otto English about what the soon-to-be-launched TV channel has up its sleeve
-
A Race to the Bottom: The Weird World of the 2021 London Mayoral Election
Otto English provides the lowdown on all those hoping to lead the running of the capital… and only just emerges from the rabbit hole
-
Get the Bunting Out for Bonkers Britain 2021!
Otto English provides his assessment of how a country became consumed by a flag and lost its mind
-
The ‘War on Woke’ and the Great Free Speech Czar Paradox
Otto English explores why the Brexit battle’s successor should be pushed back against now – if Britain is to be stopped from continuing down a much darker path still
-
The Most Fitting Memorial to the Formidable Captain Tom would be for the Government to Properly Fund the NHS
Otto English argues that a 100-year-old man with great integrity and humility was weaponised by Boris Johnson for his own unedifying ends
-
We Should Never Forget COVID’s Many Victims – Or Why they Died
In our individual acts of remembrance we can honour the memories of all those lost – something Boris Johnson has no moral authority to offer any leadership on, says Otto English
-
Helluva Year! Boris Johnson’s 2020 Review
The Prime Minister has an ‘Australian Style’ litany of successes to celebrate in his first full year, as told to Otto English
-
Dominic Cummings’ New Blog: My Odyssean Adventure Hasn’t Hit the Rocks
Otto English has received an exclusive leak from Boris Johnson’s top advisor on his farewell to No 10 and his smashing thoughts on smashing elites
-
Fox in Ermine: From Revolutionary Communist to Lady Buckley
Otto English charts the rise of a brand new member of the unelected, unaccountable House of Lords
-
Tory Hussars in the Last Battle Against Themselves
As the Conservative party rebels against its own ‘oven-ready’ EU deal, Otto English sees a parallel with the absurd self-defeat of the Austrian Army in the catastrophic Battle of Karánsebes
-
The Subtle Knife Lurking Behind Boris Johnson
Quiet acts of defiance can be the most liberating in a world of dead cats and dystopia…
-
Carrie on Camping
Otto English has procured a letter from the Prime Minister’s partner about their summer sojourn in Scotland – read on, campers!
-
Cost of Coronavirus: The Gap Year Friend Who Changed My Life
As ‘excess death’ during the Coronavirus pandemic becomes normalised, Otto English counts the cost of a dearly lost friend who made him see the world in a different way
-
Lording It Over Us – Johnson Rewards His Brexit & Russian Peers
Otto English smells something in the air tonight…
-
Hell of a Year: Britain Under Johnson’s Rule
Otto English compiles the epic accomplishments of Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, during his first year as Prime Minister
-
Donald Trump: From Devil’s Apprentice to Dunning-Kruger
Otto English argues that Donald Trump is living proof that, while you cannot fool all of the people all of the time, you can fool yourself
-
The Radicalisation of Katie Hopkins
In the week her Twitter account was suspended, Otto English looks back on how the mainstream media and the tabloid press paved Katie Hopkins’ path to the extremes
-
Johnson & Brexit – Patronising Etonian Alienates the World
The Prime Minister’s attempts to show his understanding of Aussies and New Zealanders fell flat this week – as have his attempts for post-Brexit trade
-
Infection & Revolution: What Can We Learn from the 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’?
From economic aftershocks to social unrest, racial discrimination and healthcare inequality, Otto English predicts a pandemic will transform this century just as it did the last
-
Tear Down the Tyrants, Reappraise the Past
As the Black Lives Matter movement removes a symbol of slavery and Empire from the heart of Bristol, Otto English explains why misplaced reverence for these relics of a shameful past has had its time
-
Cummings’ Contempt for Us All has Revealed the Real Man Behind the Myths
Otto English shares a personal story of tragedy during the lockdown which was unfolding at the same time as Dominic Cummings was conducting his Barnard Castle eye test. My family loves Easter Sunday. It marks the start of spring and who doesn’t like a party? This year, the visits from favourite relatives and friends were…
-
Boris Johnson’s Latest Weapon of Mass Distraction
Knighting Captain Tom Moore – rightly admired for his fundraising for the NHS – is a cynical ploy by a populist Prime Minister struggling to do his job in an actual crisis, says Otto English.
-
No Checks Please, We’re British – Indefensible UK Border Policy
Otto English investigates multiple shocking reports of a complete lack of COVID-19 checks for those arriving in the UK from abroad.
-
Nigel Farage’s End of the Pier Show
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
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
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?
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
Otto English explores, well, that thing. The thing we can’t forget. The thing that’s everywhere, inside and out.
-
Art in the Coronavirus Crisis: When the Cows Come Home
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
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
Otto English pens some thoughts to his 89-year-old mother, who he visited this week in the Coronavirus chaos.
-
GET COVID DONE
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?
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
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
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
-
What Carrie Did Next: Chapter One
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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.
