Scott also revealed the thinking behind the recent signings of Dagenham and Redbridge trio Ben Strevens, Sam Saunders and Danny Foster.

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Among the 84 signatories were such notables as Naomi Klein, Barbara Ehrenreich, Jonathan Lethem, George Saunders, Zadie Smith and Sam Lipsyte.

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