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Rishi Sunak joins calls for Roald Dahl books to be left alone: Who else is against rewrites?

‘I think it’s important that works of literature and works of fiction are preserved and not airbrushed,’ said the PM’s spokesperson

Evening Standard

It’s not Orwellian for publishers to edit Roald Dahl, just commercially savvy

The industry is simply updating classics to appeal to millennial parents. The main problem seems to be the quality of the prose, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Talking Point: Do you think that rewriting Roald Dahl’s books is censorship?

Roald Dahl’s books have undergone edits so that they ‘continue to be enjoyed by all children today’, but this has been described by some as censorship

Evening Standard

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Five awful things Roald Dahl wrote in his children's books as Rishi Sunak slams changes

Many of Roald Dahl's famous children's books are being re-written to cut out inappropriate phrases - but as Rishi Sunak joins those condemning the re-write, just how bad were the books?

Daily Mirror

Prime Minister criticises rewriting of Roald Dahl’s books as ‘gobblefunk’

Downing Street said works of art should be preserved and not ‘airbrushed’ for modern audiences.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak says ‘don’t gobblefunk with language’ as he slams ‘airbrushing’ of Roald Dahl

PM opposes edits to children’s classics to remove material deemed offensive

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak weighs in on Roald Dahl censorship row: ‘Don’t gobblefunk around with words’

Downing Street speaks out as debate rages over removal of colourful language from some of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books

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The 6 most glaring edits to Roald Dahl’s books by publisher Puffin

Author’s children’s stories have been rewritten to remove language deemed problematic

The Independent UK

OPINION - Roald Dahl censorship is a disaster for our children

SIR Salman Rushdie knows about upfront censorship: last year he was nearly killed by a man who said he disliked his views on Islam and he spent a decade in hiding after a fatwa from Iran.

Evening Standard

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Rishi Sunak joins criticism of changes to Roald Dahl books

No 10 says ‘we shouldn’t gobblefunk’ with words, as Philip Pullman suggests work be left to go out of print

The Guardian - UK

Why are Roald Dahl’s books being rewritten?

Publisher Puffin hired sensitivity readers to rewrite passages to edit out words such as ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’

Evening Standard

Philip Pullman suggests Roald Dahl books should go ‘out of print’ amid edits controversy

Dahl’s children’s books are being rewritten to remove language deemed offensive by Puffin

The Independent UK

Race, weight and gender stripped out of Roald Dahl books to avoid offence

Augustus Gloop is no longer fat as Puffin Books confirmed it has rewritten the classics, removing references to issues such as weight and mental health

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The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie condemns ‘absurd censorship’ after Roald Dahl’s books rewritten

Content deemed offensive, such as references to weight, mental health, violence, gender and race, has been altered.

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Axios

Roald Dahl inclusive book edits prompt “absurd censorship” criticism from Salman Rushdie

"Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship," Rushdie said.

The Independent UK

Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorship

Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable to modern readers

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The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie leads criticism of ‘absurd’ Roald Dahl censorship

Author of ‘The Satanic Verses’ has condemned the changes in a message posted on social media

Salon

Dahl’s books rewritten for sensitivity

Publisher Puffin is using sensitivity readers to make big changes to a variety of Dahl’s children's books

The Independent UK

Roald Dahl’s books edited to remove potentially offensive language – reports

The Roald Dahl Story Company said that any changes made were ‘small and carefully considered’ during their review with publishers Puffin.

The Independent UK

Editors rewrite Roald Dahl’s books to remove controversial language

Augustus Gloop is now described as ‘enormous’ rather than ‘fat’

The Independent UK

Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove controversial language

Augustus Gloop is now described as ‘enormous’ rather than ‘fat’

Wales Online

Roald Dahl books being rewritten to remove 'offensive' language

Words like 'fat' and 'fearful' are being removed

The Guardian - UK

Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive

Augustus Gloop now ‘enormous’ instead of ‘fat’, Mrs Twit no longer ‘ugly’ and Oompa Loompas are gender neutral

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