Skip to content
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Bluesky
In-Common – Southampton
  • Advertise
  • Donate
  • Sections
    • Art
    • Books
    • Business
    • Columns
    • Creative Writing
    • Entertainment Reviews
    • Features
    • Food
    • Heritage
    • Music
    • Opinions
    • People in Common
    • Poetry
    • Travel
    • Noticeboard
  • Contributors
    • Become a Contributor
    • Meet the Contributors
  • About
  • Contact

Articles with the Tag Thatcher

BANNED! Does a rising trend of book censorship mean we’re destined for Orwell’s Oceania after all?

BANNED! Does a rising trend of book censorship mean we’re destined for Orwell’s Oceania after all?

Books
Published on January 17, 2025

By Laura McCarthy. It is a well known fact that George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 is the most banned book of all time. The irony of censoring literature which is prophetic of extreme censorship isn’t lost on most of us. You may well have heard of other past bans too, including...

Read More

Latest

  • Suburban Safari: Townhill Park House  September 8, 2026
  • The Hoosiers autumn tour comes to Southampton September 8, 2026
  • Southampton Anti-Racism Alliance – new Southampton anti-racism organisation to launch with unity march September 7, 2026
  • Preview: Numb and Number, The Point, Eastleigh September 5, 2026
  • Words in Common – Back to School Writing Challenge  September 4, 2026

Sections

Site Menu

  • Home
  • About
  • Donate
  • Noticeboard
  • Become a Contributor
  • Meet the Contributors
  • Contact

Join us!

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Bluesky
Copyright © 2026 In-Common (Registered Company: 12902418). All rights reserved.          Website by Still-Moving
  • Advertise
  • Donate
  • Sections
    ▼
    • Art
    • Books
    • Business
    • Columns
    • Creative Writing
    • Entertainment Reviews
    • Features
    • Food
    • Heritage
    • Music
    • Opinions
    • People in Common
    • Poetry
    • Travel
    • Noticeboard
  • Contributors
    ▼
    • Become a Contributor
    • Meet the Contributors
  • About
  • Contact