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Forty years ago The Collected Essays & Journalism of George Orwell infected me with a disease for which there appears to be no cure. I'm sure that if he were around today, Orwell would be blogging furiously, 24/7, drawing attention to obscure but important facts and challenging his readers to think.
I cannot hope to match Orwell's talent - but maybe you can. It's taken a few weeks for the BBC to trust me sufficiently for this blog to see daylight, so there's an archive which might be worth looking at. Do please take a look.
And remember, although facts might be sacred, comment is free.
I'm BBC Radio Devon’s Graham Smith, blogging on news, views and some fresh insights into West Country life, particularly the way government works locally and nationally.
Comment number 1.
At 17:33 23rd Mar 2010, AccurateChronometer wrote:Perhaps Orwell would rather roll over in his grave at the very idea of your presumptive recruitment of him to the ranks of contemporary BBClone 'doublespeak' specialists.
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