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A pair of bills cracking down on asylum-seekers wishing to settle in the Netherlands has passed in the Dutch parliament after ...
Such ambitions are deeply Orwellian. Here’s how. Author George Orwell believed in objective, historical truth. Writing in 1946, he attributed his youthful desire to become an author in part to a ...
George Orwell's estate has been accused of censorship after a 'trigger warning' was added to his classic novel Nineteen Eighty Four. The preface of the the 75th anniversary edition suggests Orwell ...
Populist far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders has plunged Dutch politics into turmoil Tuesday by withdrawing his party’s ministers from the ruling coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on migration.
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George Orwell Gets His Own £2 Coin Featuring an All-Seeing Eye Inscribed with quotes from “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” the Royal Mint’s latest release honors the author on the 75th anniversary ...
The UK’s Royal Mint is set to celebrate the legacy of George Orwell, the author of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and "Animal Farm", with a special £2 coin marking the 75th anniversary of his death.
The George Orwell commemorative £2 coin will be available to buy in brilliant uncirculated, gold proof and silver proof versions from the Royal Mint’s website at 9am on January 15, with prices ...
An Australian teacher is the winner of the Orwell Society's Peter Davidson Award in recognition of "outstanding ability and contribution to the study of George Orwell, his life and work".
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