George Orwell
A Break and Some Rebellious Vulgarity in Very Bad Taste
"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow." You may not remember…
1940 and the #1940Club
Hope I'm not jumping the gun here but the #1940Club starts next week and I've been gearing up and getting…
New York City and Free Speech Not Welcome
Yesterday I took my stickybeaking self downtown to City Hall Park where Standing for Women was holding an event. You…
All Our Yesterdays with the #1936Club
There was a period in the early 1960s when my parents had a television (in those days you rented) and…
What ho! George Orwell and Cancel Culture
Few things in this war have been more morally disgusting than the present hunt after traitors and Quislings. At best…
About Isms He was Never Wrong: George Orwell at the Café Royal
George Orwell had an interesting chance encounter with a blasé conspiracy theorist at the Café Royal in 1940. (See left). The young…
Communist, Nationalist, Fascist, Poet and Glasgow 1960
"I have too many books but I only have my shelf to blame." The pun came via Twitter. As does…
Art and Treason: War Crimes and Responsibility
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.…
Social Media and the Two-Minute Hate
Near the beginning of George Orwell's 1984 our hero Winston Smith attends a rally at the Ministry of Truth where…
Design Thinking: The Teapot and How to Brew the Best Cup of Tea
Design thinking - it's everywhere in education. And that's great because problems are everywhere and design thinking offers a way…