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The Ferguson Report: Irony declared dead as publisher announces ‘sensitivity rewrite’ of 1984

Maybe it is time a George Orwell classic got a rewrite too? Photo: Getty

The classic political novel 1984 will be rewritten by Inclusion And Diversity specialists who think they know better than George Orwell.

The character Big Brother will be known as Middle Sibling.

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