Superstates and spheres of influence

George Orwell. The three superstates in his book Nineteen Eighty-Four remind Carol Kewley of something. Photograph: Courtesy of Neon

Interesting article by Brendan Simms of Cambridge University on spheres of influence in the world (Has a Nazi theorist’s vision of a world divided into ‘great spaces’ found a new advocate in Trump?, 16 January). Is anyone else reminded of the three superstates in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia)?
Carol Kewley
Port Glasgow, Inverclyde

• The government should not stop under-16s using social media. The government should stop social media using under‑16s (More than 60 Labour MPs urge Starmer to back under-16s social media ban, 18 January).
Dr Charles Smith
Bridgend