tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917932169846040654.post8877507760732191071..comments2024-02-26T16:52:31.026+00:00Comments on Jon Slattery: If George Orwell was alive today. . .Jon Slatteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038317396308507738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917932169846040654.post-47119957584160850562011-05-18T11:10:41.798+01:002011-05-18T11:10:41.798+01:00Michael,
Thanks for your comment.
Perhaps, I sho...Michael,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />Perhaps, I should have made it clear that the illustration was linked to the story below: Martin Bright's comments at the Orwell Prize ceremony last night.Jon Slatteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038317396308507738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917932169846040654.post-9584431570839628872011-05-18T10:59:41.622+01:002011-05-18T10:59:41.622+01:00Er yes, on reflection I probably did. Apologies fo...Er yes, on reflection I probably did. Apologies for any defamation of the esteemed Mr Slattery. <br /><br />Moving on, I wonder if Orwell's experience of being diddled out of a membership fee on the promise of commissions to write about "Le Sport" has any resonance today...Michael Crossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917932169846040654.post-63719188584236154822011-05-18T10:27:34.560+01:002011-05-18T10:27:34.560+01:00I think Michael Cross is missing the pointI think Michael Cross is missing the pointWinston Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917932169846040654.post-6948907574354529262011-05-18T10:21:10.109+01:002011-05-18T10:21:10.109+01:00Probably wouldn't push this analogy too far - ...Probably wouldn't push this analogy too far - remember we're talking about an Old Etonian whose sojourn in Paris was rendered more bearable by the hospitality of Aunt Nellie. (Orwell: The Life, D.J. Taylor, 2003.)Michael Crosshttp://michaelcrossjournalist.netnoreply@blogger.com