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Columnist Allison Pearson was visited by two officers at her home in Essex

“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison

While war raged against Hitler, people in places such as India were brutalised – despite their own sacrifices to the cause, says author Mihir Bose

Shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States in January 2017, George Orwell’s 1949 novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” shot to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list. Apparently, lots of people thought Orwell had something relevant to say in that political moment.

Artist installs new work at his former college in Oadby, as number of arts students in England plummets

Martin Jennings – whose previous public sculptures include John Betjeman, George Orwell and Philip Larkin – has based his bronze on a life cast of the poet, taken when he was 21

Letters: Neil Smith recalls Orwell’s Tribune column about fascism, and Dr Jane Donati delves into dictionary definitions of the word

Hayward Gallery, London This busy retrospective of the Korean artist’s collage-heavy work uses terms like ‘displacement’ and ‘interconnectivity’ but you’d be better off just taking a walk to the shops

The conferences can further shape the playoff as they see fit and plot ways to further gerrymander the selection process in their favor.

Allen gives a capable performance in an arresting production that gives a chilling sense of state control – but the central romance fails to fizz

Government had objected to report’s publication as it may ‘damage trust of affected communities’