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George Orwell: Vanity and despotism

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

But what light does our difference here throw upon the problem before us? What connection is there between the sartorial splendours of the educated man and the photograph of ruined houses and dead bodies? Obviously the connection between dress and … Continue reading →

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George Orwell: The Prevention of Literature

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

Totalitarianism, however, does not so much promise an age of faith as an age of schizophrenia. A society becomes totalitarian when its structure becomes flagrantly artificial: that is, when its ruling class has lost its function but succeeds in clinging … Continue reading →

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The battle for Britain: the 1984-85 coal miners’ strike

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

In a way it is even humiliating to watch coal-miners working. It raises in you a momentary doubt about your own status as an ’intellectual’ and a superior person generally. For it isbrought home to you, at least while you … Continue reading →

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