Sean Corrigan’s latest missive (Material Evidence – pdf) on the ills that have befallen the worlds economy starts off with this absolutely brilliant opener which is how I imagine 1984 would read if it had been written by Shakespear :

A few hundred words that for me, capture completely all that is wrong with modern UK.

It’s just a shame that most of the inhabitants of this dismal little isle are either too preoccupied with the latest bollocks on television or their quest to fill their dwellings with pointless tat all bought on credit.

Orwell himself captured the essence of this situation in 1984 and it may also go some way towards answering Captain Ranty’s latest question “When will we sing?” :

Winston wrote:

Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.

1984