‘porky pies’
Dr Ronald Pies seems determined to re-write history [click on the link to reveal Orwellian mutability in action]. Prof Rob Howard, 8 April 2022: “Dr Pies writes clearly and honestly.” … Continue reading ‘porky pies’
Tag: Orwellian
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’
“When good intentions meet vested interests”
This is an important essay. It was written in 2013 by Dr Iona Heath. Here is a passage [which I have edited slightly:]
The Protocol
The Protocol asks: “What year is it now?” “1984” I reply. The machine stamps ‘Cognitive impairment ESTABLISHED’: and I fall down a dystopian Orwellian memory-hole. The Protocol knows what’s best: … Continue reading The Protocol