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30th April 2020 by
George Orwell and Fatherhood: Part One
The most important influence on George Orwell was probably his father. This essay, then, explores the crucial theme of fatherhood in a number of contrasting ways. It first examines the responses of both Orwell and his contemporaries to his father. It then looks at the many fascinating representations of fathers in his novels. Orwell’s own strikingly progressive attitudes as a dad are highlighted as are, finally, the responses of his son, Richard Blair, to having the celebrated author of
Nineteen Eighty-Four as a father.
Richard Walmesley Blair – Long Due a Re-Assessment
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Police received reports of sheep being killed on Stratford’s Pembroke Rd around 10.30am on Sunday, May 2. (File photo)
The Stratford District Council is still holding one of the two dogs that killed 18 sheep earlier this month. Police and Stratford District Council were made aware of two dogs attacking and killing sheep on Pembroke Rd around 10.30am on Sunday, May 2. One of the dogs was impounded, but the other was not found. In an emailed statement, council’s environmental services director, Blair Sutherland, said 18 sheep were killed in the attack, and a further two injured.
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Police received reports of sheep being killed on Stratford’s Pembroke Rd around 10.30am on Sunday. (File photo)
One dog was impounded, and another is unaccounted for, after around 20 sheep were attacked in Stratford. Police and Stratford District Council were made aware of two dogs attacking and killing sheep on Pembroke Rd around 10.30am on Sunday. In an emailed statement, council’s environmental services director, Blair Sutherland, said one of the dogs had been impounded, but it was not identifiable or wearing registration tags. As a result, the owner was not known.
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In an emailed response to questions, Blair Sutherland, the council’s director of environmental services, admitted it was a hard task. “As it is a very busy time in the building industry nationally, it is quite difficult to attract experienced building officials,” Sutherland said in the email, which was sent via the council’s communications manager. He would not say when the previous manager changed roles and said council could provide a total monthly figure for consent-related external costs, although this would take some time.
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Stratford District Council’s director of environmental services, Blair Sutherland, said building consents had been busier than usual. (File photo)