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Economic consultant in London with a low threshold for BS and a taste for the absurd. Acerbic. Views expressed are strictly personal.

Macroeconomist, London/Nicosia
Joined March 2009
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@BarretK
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@DailyTurkic This is like Germans laying flowers to Hitler.
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@YosephHaddad You really have no idea what you’re talking about, right?
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@DonaldJTrumpJr Maybe you should as well. Both Hollywood and you haven't been elected by anyone.
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@trussliz Wasn't the smoking ban introduced by the Conservatives?
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@EmmanuelMacron Does this really matter for a country that doesn’t really have oil reserves?
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@Wimbledon Not exactly ‘overheard’ if you’ve planted people with microphones on them.
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@YerboutiSheik @DonaldJTrumpJr She was asked her opinion on the issue. I think when more than half of the country votes for you, you have some sort of legitimacy
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@IanDunt It really was. The most senior member of the Labour party is somehow being controlled by unknown *even more* senior members of the party no one has heard about.
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@TheNewsAgents @maitlis @GlobalPlayer @maitlis —this is brilliant. Keep up your excellent work.
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@ExperienceAZE Where is the cross of the Armenian church?
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@hayqmets He is more Armenian than you will ever be.
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@Vasatbahceliyim @DailyTurkic Let’s not focus on Turkish fairy tales.
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@DailyTurkic Some people don't even understand the basics of what drives GDP i.e. population. Adjust GDP for population and Turkey just looks like it is engulfed in a middle-income trap.
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@ragipsoylu Well it is an Armenian lake after all.
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@theresa_may So is the rest of the European Union
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@IanDunt It is but unfortunately it’s just style over substance. The UK just cannot muster any of its hard power as it doesn’t have any. And in terms of its soft power…well that doesn’t really exist anymore in the same way it did pre 2016. So style over substance.
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@bemer_bahar Babar, don’t be jealous or bitter.
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4 years
@RTErdogan Cough, cough, Armenian Genocide, cough cough
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@bbcnickrobinson @PaulNuki Agreed wholeheartedly. At the same time, the BBC should also raise awareness of other historical genocides, including the Armenian Genocide, which to date is not recognised by the UK and Hitler’s source of inspiration for the Armenian Genocide.
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@CultureAz_ The word is literally Armenian. HAHAHAHAHAHA
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@NeilDotObrien Why are you forgetting to mention public debt Neil?
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@BarretK
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5 years
...with Armenian, Hebrew, English and Greek languages on the signs
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American bakery in Istanbul in 1922 via @reddit
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Merry Armenian Christmas to all those who celebrate today.
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@PickardJE It does. The politics of empathy, community and collectivism far trump the politics of division, hate and misinformation. We need more of the former and less of the latter.
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@jazz_lyyn They need to get back together ASAP.
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@PJTheEconomist The weather
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@Dominic2306 Don’t lie Dom. They’re not. And that’s not what your poster said. And even if they did there would be limits to FoM at least in the first few decades.
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3 years
@GeorgePapa19 Your friend recommended sunlight as a cure for covid mixed with some bleach.
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2 years
@ragipsoylu Turkey is also the only EU candidate that is actively doing everything possible to not be a candidate.
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1 year
Το όνομα μου δεν είναι ελληνικό. Η μητρική μου γλώσσα δεν είναι τα ελληνικά. Αλλά είμαι Κύπριος. Μέσα μέσα αναρωτιούνται πως θα μου συμπεριφερόταν ο ίδιος κόσμος που κάναν ότι έκαναν στη Λεμεσό απόψε.
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4 years
@PressSec It’s a quote, Kayleigh. It’s *your* quote.
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@AcarUmut You’re forgetting the Armenians and the Pontus Greeks but I suspect you’re doing that to avoid mentioning the tinnie tiny point that you killed them en masse. Awkward
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@trussliz @Nigel_Farage So the person who is against regulating anything is criticising the *lack of regulation* in the pensions industry. 😂😂😂😂
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1 year
Against all odds, still here after 108 years #ArmenianGenocide #24april1915
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@AcarUmut This is the same Enver Pasha that was sentenced to death by Turkish courts for the murder of Armenians. Glad that Turkey is contributing to the normalisation of relations with Armenia, eh Acar?
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“Cavusoglu said Turkey would take further steps if the monument is not removed.” What’s next? Removal of the Armenian Genocide monument in Yerevan? All civilised countries and historians accept is as a fact.
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@trussliz Thanks- I do wonder then why the UK is silent when exactly the same situation is happening in Armenia?
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@NeilDotObrien @timleunig You are 100% wrong.
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@DailyTurkic A sample of Armenian architecture in Istanbul
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@EU_Commission “Forced to flee” not “decided to flee” darn it.
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7 years
@DonaldJTrumpJr Or the White House didn’t move closer to the Centre to bring the 9 Dems on board. Compromise is key in American politics.
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@Haggis_UK So if Labour wins, do we rejoin the EU?
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Reminder: Turkey did not sign the statute of the International Criminal Court as it is worried about its own crimes. That is why it can only become part of the legal team of a state which are state parties to the Rome Statute.
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BREAKING: #Turkiye says it will apply to become part of the legal case on #Palestine started by South Africa at International Court of Justice Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the announcement at a press conference with his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi. #Gaza #Israel
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@NasimiAghayev What a lovely Armenian city-- isn't Armenian architecture great?
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1 year
Λίγο σεβασμό σας παρακαλώ. Η φωτογραφία που έχετε αναρτήσει είναι ντοκουμέντο από την Αρμένικη Γενοκτονία.
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19η Μαΐου• Κρατάμε ζωντανή τη μνήμη των 353.000 θυμάτων της Γενοκτονίας των Ελλήνων του Πόντου. Στηρίζουμε τον δίκαιο αγώνα για διεθνή αναγνώριση του ειδεχθούς αυτού εγκλήματος με σκοπό την αποκατάσταση της ιστορικής αλήθειας & της διεθνούς νομιμότητας. ➡️
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@ragipsoylu Everyone knows it’s a Greek church. Next.
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@TeymurHaji Let’s state the obvious. Azerbaijan wasn’t a thing before 1918.
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6 years
#Cyprus , this is embarrassing. Education expenditure third highest in the EU but educational attainment lowest in the EU. Talk about value for money
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@jeuasommenulle OR it could be that doctors are pushing out ICU patients in anticipation of future hospitalisations
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@AnnCoulter didn't realise the US was a theocracy. Go on, look up that word.
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@DailyTurkic It’s obvious how embarrassed Turkey and Turks are about the Armenian Genocide—so much so that they have to make up quotes.
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@AyshanASLAN This is what happens when you hit your head multiple times.
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@RueDaungier @GeromanAT Only he was elected.
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@Acyn He will win the election in 2028. No doubt.
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@DailyTurkic This comes from Turkey and Azerbaijan that basically copy anything
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@rthaji I recommend you come off the heroine you’re on.
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@ragipsoylu In America you can say and think whatever you want. In Turkey you can’t.
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3 years
@oryxspioenkop so you're comparing something done in the early 20th century as representative of Azerbaijan in the 21st century? Really? Is that all you've got?
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5 years
Α ρε Κυπρούλλα... για μια ακόμη φορά διεθνή στοιχεία δείχνουν πως εχουμε την χειρότερη αναλογία δαπανών για την εκπαίδευση και αποτελεσμάτων διεθνών διαγωνισμάτων #PISA2018 (1/4)
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@AybanizIsm This is called cultural terrorism, which is an area Azerbaijan excels at.
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@fismailzade No. They are Caucasian Albanian.
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@TeymurHaji Show many any ancient map with the word 'Azerbaijan' on it....
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@prem_thakker @70sBachchan Horrible. Atrocious. Vile. Just inhumane.
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@realDonaldTrump you can't make anything great Donald.
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@EdwardJDavey This is very, very good. Glad to see descent people in front-line politics.
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@a_a_ibrahimov Beautiful Armenian mountains.
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@JeremyClarkson @AngieCH2309 Wait till you hear about the Armenian Genocide.
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@ilgarmammadov It will never be over unless you recognise the free will of people which, I understand, is an alien concept to you.
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@Azad_Xan There is no concentration camp in Armenia-- there could be in Azerbaijan for all we know. One of the Azeri soldiers killed an Armenian citizen and boasted about it on social media.
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@BarretK
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Κυπριακό urban landscape. Μηδέν σχεδιασμό. Ασυνάρτητα κτήρια διαφόρων μεγεθών και χρωμάτων. Ταμπέλες. Σύρματα. Σύγκριση με Barcelona.
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@mavraamides
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Quiz. Ποιος είναι ο πιο γάρος; Α. αυτός που πάρκαρε στο πεζοδρόμιο. Β. αυτός που έβαλε 2 ταπέλες στο πεζοδρόμιο "parking μόνο για take away". (Expert opinion από @Cyprus_Police ή @Tzeison_ έχουμε; )
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@KChampiaouris Το γεγονός και μόνο οτι υπουργός υπεύθυνος για θέματα εκπαίδευσης σε δικοινοτικό κράτος, αναφέρεται στην θρησκεία και όχι στην επιστήμη ως πυξίδα για την εκπαίδευση στη χώρα που αντιπροσωπεύει στον 21ο αιώνα είναι τραγικό, μεσαιωνικό και ανώριμο.
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“How are Armenians supposed to compromise when the other side wants them dead?”
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"Past horrors could be repeated if something isn’t done as soon as possible about the murderous intentions and actions of Armenia’s neighbour, Azerbaijan." #Artsakh #ArtsakhBlockade #LachinCorridor #AzeriWarCrimes
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@VaqifS The data states that you are a blatant liar.
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@FarahG777 @Eurovision @culture_gov_az @tehsilgovaz One of the key stylised facts of dictatorships is that they don’t like the invalidity of their narrative and superlatives being exposed when competing internationally. Like clockworks, Azeris trolls have an issue with Eurovision, a competition Azerbaijan didn’t qualify for.
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@TGanjaliyev You’re right. Time for Azerbaijan to: -change its own constitution to ensure that it recognises the borders of its own neighbours including Armenia -disband the concept of Western Azerbaijan across state institutions and the media -apologise to Armenia for its crimes and
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@Communications @fahrettinaltun The International Association of Genocide Scholars has already opined on the Armenian Genocide. Anything else that Turkey does is disingenuous at best and looks a bit desperate. Is that the image Turkey wants to project abroad?
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@BaghirzadeAynur Not entirely sure how it is that you know it is Armenians that did 100% of what you show in the picture-- the UN Security Council resolutions themselves state that the city was subject to heavy artillery fire and called for it tp stop from both sides. Blaming it on one side is
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@BaghirzadeAynur Aynur, I just feel sorry for you.
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@AndreasKoureas_ The millionaires rarely pay income tax.
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@mattyglesias He is superb.
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@YusufErim34 I presume this is a parody post, right?
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@WhiteHouse @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO Are you seriously tweeting articles to justify your policies?
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@ElmiraHva1 What a lovely Armenian city!
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@NasimiAghayev Where did the 200,000 Armenians disappear off to Nasimi? Why is there no cross on the church? What happened to all the other Armenian churches?
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@UlfatMachanov What a beautiful Armenian church.
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@AKedaitiene @GoldenTent It’s Yerevan, not Jerevan. Get the basics right.
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@RueDaungier @GeromanAT He was votes in by the people who were voted in by the people. Which is normal practice.
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@AybanizIsm Aybaniz- are you well? This is beautiful Armenian architecture.
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Η Κυριακή πρεσβεία στο Λονδίνο έχει μαζέψει 1.4 εκατ χρέος σε πρόστιμα.
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@FarahG777 @UN_SPExperts Zero proof for that. Zero.
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This👇really is historic. But what does this mean for Cyprus... (1/24)
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@NasimiAghayev Nasimi, I think you need to get over your Armenia obsession and jealousy. It’s not healthy.
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@ragipsoylu Most awkward meeting in the world
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@ismail_i_ak There were around 2000 Armenian churches and monasteries in Eastern Turkey, in the beginning of the 20th century. That number is now in the low teens. The scale of destruction imposed on Armenians is just immense.
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@QAicmasi What are you smoking? There is no Nakhichevan blockade. The baku to nakhichevan flights fly over Armenia freely. And its land borders with Turkey and Iran are open.
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@BaghirzadeAynur You got one grainy video of a fringe person with no real qualifications and who was proven to be paid by the Turkish state. And that somehow because everything. Pathetic doesn’t even describe it.
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@NasimiAghayev A classic example of environmental destruction. We need to send eco-activists to block the road.
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@ArzuJaeed The fact that you don’t understand why there are mines in the first place—probably inserted by Azeri forces as well—shows how incomplete your story is.
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