‘This ungetatable place’
In the summer of 2019, I read ‘Barnhill: a Novel’ by Norman Bissell: a partly fictional account of George Orwell’s last few years and his time on Jura. At Barnhill … Continue reading ‘This ungetatable place’
Tag: 1984
A word that contains its opposite in itself
‘1984’ by George Orwell: “A word [that] contains its opposite in itself. Take ‘good’, for instance. If you have a word like ‘good’, what need is there for a word … Continue reading A word that contains its opposite in itself
“Advice for researchers receiving harassment”
This 2019 publication from the Science Media Centre can be accessed in full here. It is not clear who was involved in writing this advice for the Science Media Centre … Continue reading “Advice for researchers receiving harassment”
‘The mutability of the past’
It was interesting to read Professor Pies considerations on “Antipsychiatry” and his linkage of this with the “chemical imbalance trope” [Psychiatric Times, 2nd August 2019] Like Professor Pies I am … Continue reading ‘The mutability of the past’
an Age like this
George Orwell in ‘1984’
‘This ungetatable place’
I recently read ‘Barnhill: a Novel’ by Norman Bissell. It is a partly fictional account of George Orwell’s last few years and his time on Jura. At Barnhill croft on … Continue reading ‘This ungetatable place’