Tag Archives: Margesson

2.1.41

Posted on 2 January by orwelldiaries

The rightwing reaction is now in full swing, and Margesson’s entry into the Cabinet is no doubt a deliberate cash-in on Wavell’s victory in Egypt.  Comically enough a review of Wavell’s life of Allenby which I wrote some months ago … Continue reading →

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21.10.40

Posted on 21 October by orwelldiaries

With reference to the advertisements in the Tube stations, “Be a Man” etc. (asking able-bodied men not to shelter there but to leave the space for women and children), D. [1] says the joke going around London is that it … Continue reading →

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