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This week I am re-reading some of George Orwell’s essays. Many still resonate today -especially “Politics and the English Language”
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Heat
In the mid 1970s, I spent a year working as a lecturer at the Federal Advanced Teachers’ College in Okene, Nigeria. I say “working”, but in fact the College had not actually been built due to a significant dispute about … Continue reading
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The Yellow Typewriter
Where are the lost things of our lives? I ask because I remembered recently that somewhere in central Nigeria lie the remains of a yellow and black portable typewriter that once belonged to me. I remember that typewriter well. It had … Continue reading
Nigeria by Train
Yesterday was almost spring-like. We walked along the Deeside Way in Slewdrum Forest. This forest is managed by the Birse Community Trust, a local charity, and is situated on the south side of the River Dee. There are some beautiful … Continue reading
