In 1949 Mao Zedong hoisted the red flag over Beijing’s Forbidden City. Instead of liberating the country, the communists destroyed the old order and replaced it with a repressive system that would dominate every aspect of Chinese life. In an epic of revolution and violence which draws on newly opened party archives, interviews and memoirs,... Read more » The post Frank Dikötter appeared first on The Orwell Foundation.| The Orwell Foundation
Aditya Chakrabortty is economics leader writer and columnist for the Guardian. He has previously worked as a senior producer on the BBC Ten o’clock News and on Newsnight. He has also written for the Telegraph, the Financial Times, the FT Magazine, and the New Statesman. Articles submitted The Welfare State, 1942-2013 Obituary: after decades... Read more » The post Aditya Chakrabortty appeared first on The Orwell Foundation.| The Orwell Foundation
In The British Dream, David Goodhart tells the story of post-war immigration and charts a course for its future. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with people from all over the country and a wealth of statistical evidence, he paints a striking picture of how Britain has been transformed by immigration and examines the progress of its ethnic... Read more » The post David Goodhart appeared first on The Orwell Foundation.| The Orwell Foundation
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad is an Iraqi journalist, who has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya. He is a Guardian foreign correspondent, and writes regularly for the London Review of Books. Articles submitted How to Start a Battalion (in Five Easy Lessons) – London Review of Books, 21/02/2013 Diary – London Review of Books,... Read more » The post Ghaith Abdul-Ahad appeared first on The Orwell Foundation.| The Orwell Foundation
Not For Turning is the first volume of Charles Moore’s authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher, the longest serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and one of the most influential political figures of the postwar era. Charles Moore’s biography of Margaret Thatcher, published after her death on 8 April 2013, immediately supercedes all earlier books written... Read more » The post Charles Moore appeared first on The Orwell Foundation.| The Orwell Foundation
AA Gill is a writer and critic for the Sunday Times and Vanity Fair. Submitted articles Welcome to death island – The Sunday Times Magazine, 08/12/2013 ‘My family name means I had to go through a lot’ – The Sunday Times Magazine, 17/11/2013 Yet another one for the road – The Sunday Times Magazine, 29/12/2013 Long day’s journey into the... Read more » The post AA Gill appeared first on The Orwell Foundation.| The Orwell Foundation
Gideon Rachman became chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times in July 2006. He joined the FT after a 15-year career at The Economist, which included spells as a foreign correspondent in Brussels, Washington and Bangkok. He also edited The Economist’s business and Asia sections. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation. He is the author... Read more » The post Gideon Rachman appeared first on The Orwell Foundation.| The Orwell Foundation
Award-winning journalist James Fergusson is among the few to have witnessed at first hand the devastating reality of life in the failed and desperate state of Somalia. This corner of the world has long been seen as the rotting and charred heart of Africa: a melting pot of crime, corruption, poverty, famine and civil war.... Read more » The post James Fergusson appeared first on The Orwell Foundation.| The Orwell Foundation
Jonathan Freedland is a columnist at the Guardian. He also regularly writes for the New York Review of Books and the Jewish Chronicle. He also presents ‘The Long View’ on Radio 4, and writes novels under the pseudonym Sam Bourne. He was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for journalism in 2007. Submitted Articles Marking... Read more » The post Jonathan Freedland appeared first on The Orwell Foundation.| The Orwell Foundation
In 1903 a Brahmin woman sailed from India to Guyana as a ‘coolie’, the name the British gave to the million indentured labourers they recruited for sugar plantations worldwide after slavery ended. The woman, who claimed no husband, was pregnant and travelling alone. A century later, her great-granddaughter embarks on a journey into the past,... Read more » The post Gaiutra Bahadur appeared first on The Orwell Foundation.| The Orwell Foundation
James Astill is Political editor and Bagehot columnist of the Economist. He has previously worked as International Security editor, South Asia correspondent, and Energy and Environment editor for the Economist. Articles submitted Bagehot: The Weirdness of Eastleigh – The Economist, 23/02/2013 Bagehot: The Parable of the Clyde – The Economist, 31/08/2013 Bagehot: The New Islamophobes – The Economist, 19/10/2013 Bagehot: More... Read more »| The Orwell Foundation