Soviet Posters With An Orwellian Message
As a regular feature, starting today I’m going to post instances of totalitarian (Soviet, mostly) mis-information that corresponds with “Newspeak’ mis-information as described…
At Last—Orwell’s ‘Rambling’ Preacher Identified
Continuing from my most recent post on the subject (yet again, some might say!) of Orwell’s stay in Sheffield in March 1936, my…
O’Brien’s ‘Brotherhood’ Inspired by Orwell’s Visit to Sheffield?
In his diary entry for 3 March 1936, George Orwell writes “In the evening was taken to a Methodist Church where some kind…
New Tesco Store Modelled on Orwell’s “Airstrip 1”
Tesco is not a supermarket, it’s a superracket. The store near Watford’s town centre has just been refurbished. According to Tesco, this is…
Not So Big Bother!
My momentous first day at UEA was spoiled somewhat by getting caught speeding en-route from Hertfordshire to Norwich, and to rub salt in…
Dairy Industry Threatened – What’s New?
There is an article in today’s Times resulting from a letter to the paper from the celebrity chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jamie Oliver…
The Death of Thatcherism
The lambasting of HSBC by the US Senate Sub-committee on Investigations drives yet another nail into the coffin of the already discredited UK…
The “Birth’ of George Orwell
No.1 in a series of posts on Orwell trivia. “George Orwell came into being on Thursday 8 January 1933, the official publication day…
Orwell in Sheffield
Following some recent research associated with a current writing project, I stumbled upon a gem on the Sheffield local history website. It is…