George Orwell’s political thinking was dramatically shaped while fighting in the Spanish Civil War. Thanks to the influence of the Soviet Union, the Republican side spent a lot of time fighting ...

But by far the greatest beneficiary of our newly piqued national anxiety is George Orwell’s 1984 ... was issuing “alternative facts,” Orwell’s classic novel spiked to No.

Shortly before he died George Orwell asked that no one write his biography ... I saw newspaper reports which did not bear any relation to the facts, not even the relationship which is implied ...

George Orwell famously argued that clear language in politics can be a bulwark against oppression. But in the Trump era, his solution no longer holds.

George Orwell might have a sense of "deja vu" about ... BBC Politics East will broadcast on Sunday, 2 July at 10:00 BST on BBC One andavailable after broadcast on BBC iPlayer.

Theroux’s Orwell, 19 years old when the book begins, is a more likeable figure. He still goes by the name his parents gave him: Eric Arthur Blair. Not long out of Eton, he opts for the Imperial ...