George Orwell’s Grave
- April 30, 2014
- by
- Matt
George Orwell is a writer who has had a big influence on my writing, politics, and even my choice of residence at one time. I’m currently preparing a book proposal about 1984 and the dystopian imagination. So on Saturday I took advantage of a trip to the West Country to visit his grave...
‘Mau Mau’ and the Myth of a Benevolent Empire
- October 07, 2012
- by
- Matt
Last week’s ruling by a British judge, granting three survivors of the 1950s Kenyan ‘Emergency’ the right to a High Court trial over allegations of British government complicity in torture, is a tremendous achievement for the Kenyan campaigners and lawyers who fought this seemingly unwinnable case for so many years.
No wonder...
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