1984 has gone. This is the sequel - 1985. It is 1985 and Oceania has suffered a severe military defeat at the hands of Eurasia. At the same time Big Brother has died, leaving the question of the succession.
Reviewed by A Lenton The inner has split into iwo factions, the Aluminists led by Big Sister (Big Brother's widow), the Paper Faction. Into the gap that opened steps Winston Smith the Actualists, who are set up by the Thought Police produce a paper called the Times Literary Supplement!
Gyorgy Dalos has written a story of the year and struggle that follows. Actually it's four different about 1985. Winston Smith, Julia Miller O'Brien of the Thought Police each tell their own story, while the narrator uses the footnotes to tell ine story of nis own imprisonment for independent thinking.
The book is a nice idea, but I'm not sure should have been left as an GYORGY A SEQUEL TO idea. The original 1984 has certain unrelieved gruess which Is esseultal to its effect. Some of the ideas in 1985, while being very amusing, have the etfect of cutting across 1984.
Politically, the continues the pessimistic vein of the original. Both the intellectuals the proles make their own bits of the revolution, and beLianie municate with one another are rolled up separately.
Gyorgy Dalos is a ALOS SE ORWELL'S 1989 Hungarian poet, something which tends to show up in the writing. Humour one of the ways in which Eastern Europe get back at the bureaucracy. and that sor of humour lurks at the corners of this book.
But it is sometimes little difficult for Westerners to understand. And that where this will flounder. * 1985 by Gyorgy Dalos, Pluto Press £2.95 Steve Bell Flashback Saturday 19 November, 6.30, Channel 4 THE ARCHIVE film series looks at the early days of CND in this week's episode, To Aldermaston 1958-60. Included in the al C clips from the documentary A march to Aldermaston made In 190o Dy sympathetic film makers and this is compared to the TV news coverage of the time.
Kennedy Sunday 20, Monday 21, Tuesday 22 November, ITV IT'S KENNEDY week as we reach the tenth anniversarv of his assasina. tion. Following The Kennedy Legacy on BBC2, Satuday, comes the blockbuster Martin Sheen, who manages to look absolutely nothing like JFK, plays the dynamic here of modern America.
Kennedy you might prefer to remember for the Bay of Pigs, the escalation of the war in Vietnam and the Cuban missiles crisis, however. Believe or not, the senes being shown pening there is the rea Kennedy legacy. 1 Amne CYCLONE!
ADDREN TO TRE DHS.C Picture of Health Friday 25 November, Channel 4 BRITAIN NOW has the highest rate of lung cancer in the world. But while the number of men smoking has dropped by a third, women actually smoke more cigarettes The programme looks at how the antismoking campaign has been largely directed at men, while the tobacco companies have concentheir on women.
Meanwhile the health services have shown little interest ir special problems of women in giving up. A good expose of how women get a raw deal with their health.
(These listings are free for all major labour movement and Choolen acavites. semidisplay advertisements cost Sp per word and must be paid cavance. send Mary. Socialist Action, 328 Upper Sireel, London NI 2XF nOL later Thursday, one week prior to publication).
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Sri Lankan Research & formation Group will ovide speakers on the •urent situation there for cetings. Write to 9 Grays Buildings, London EC1.
Yolocamba I-la (direct
from El Salvador) and High Lile International: Centra America and Africa meet in • armens corse Easton Rd, London NW1 on 25 November, 7pm Ickets 23/z2 unwaged from Socialist Action 18 November 1983 Middle East introduced by Moshe Machover (membe of Khamsin editorial board); 11 Dec The orchestration of vultuce anu rebression with speakers irom soutnern Africa, Latin America & All meetings sundays. 7.15pm, George IV pub, 185 Chiswick High Rd, W4 (Turnham Green tube). • Nobody's Backyard week of action on Central America, 27 Nov to 3 Dec. For details write to Nobody's Backyard, 4 Replingham Rd, London SW18.
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Programme of meetings organised by North London Central America Group, Tuesdays at 7.30pm, nambaen comnuay Centre, 150 Ossulston St, NW1. £5 for full course or fl per meeting (f2/50p unwaged). • From War in the Third World to ine are word War. - new pamphlet published by El Salvador Solidarity Campaign, 50p. Order from ELSSOC, 29 Islington Park St, N1 01-359 3976. ELSSOC have also produced a 1984 calendar showing scenes from life in the liberated zones, f3 from same address. Town Hall. Speakers: Fennis Augustne grenadan mign Commissioner) and from Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign plus film Ei Another Vietnam?'. Organised by Ealing-Acton Labour Party.
• Exhibition on plastic Ded on barre Manor Gdns 14-26 Nov; Finsbury 28 Nov-10 Dec Organised by Islington TOM with Islington Council. • Labour Movement coherence on are sino Peace through Democracy Sat 26 Nov. Speakers include Tony Benn. Ken Livingstone, and Clive Soley.
Lesbian & Gay Liberation • London Lesbian & Gay Young Socialists meet every tour weeks on Sundays at oom. Marchmont Community Centre Marchmont St, WC1. Next meeting 20 Nov showing *Revenge of the teenage and other videos Further details from Martin 01-263 9484 wowen a womer workers a Centres for the Unemployed in the south east. Sat 3 Dec, Gt Russel St, London W1. With Jo Richardson MP theatre, and workshops. Full delaus trom cena Minoughan Guildford Unemployed Peoples Centre, The Old Police Station. 3: Leapale Rd, Guildford, Surrey 0483-33942.
Civil Rights • Campaign against the Police Bill national onference Sat 19 Nov, Sir Charrington St, London NW1. National march and rally Sat 21 • Jan. Brockwell Park. London. Details of these and other events from NCAPB , 50 Rectory Rd, London N16 01-249 8334. • Southall Campaign against the Police Bill public Speakers: Paul Boateng (Cnair uLl Polce Cttee); Jim McAllister (Sinn Fein); Balder Gill (Southall Campaign against the Police Bill). Sat 26 Nov, 7pm Mangat Hall, Villiers Rd, Southall. Contact the campaign at 01-843 0343.
Disarmament • Dumfries & Galloway Publications • Race and Class special issue out now: British racism - the road to 1984'. • Includes articles by A. Sivanandan; Cecil vulzmore, Lee Briages anc others. f2 from Institute ol Race Relations, 247 remonvue ka, London NI 9NG. Cash with order. Newsletter produced by Anti-Privatisation Public Service Action. Fourth issue out now includes materiar on counci house sales, failures by private contractors, and on orivalisallon or mne Noo British kall, British Gas etc. 30p each from SCAT Publications, , 27 Clerkenwell Lose London cO-k Miscellaneous • The Isaac Deutscher Memorial Lecture given by GEM de Ste Croix 'Karl Marx and the Interpretation of Greek and Roman History'. 28 Nov, 7.30pm, LSE New Theatre.
Houghton St, London WC2 Admission free rus al work — a senes of films at Jacksons Lane Community Centre , 271 Archway Rd, London N6. 13 Nov Salt of the Earth: Campaignursay tor.
Eastern Caribbean Embassy - Aaverusemen IRELAND PEACE THROUGH DEMOCRACY CONFERENCE Sat 26 November, Edrich Hall, South Bank Poly, Borough Road, London SE' Speakers include Tony Benn, Clive Soley, Ken Livingstone, Richard Balfe, Jeremy Corbyn, Janice Turner (Young Liberals). Plus speakers from CPGB, LCI, TÔM, Connolly Association and Socialist Organiser.
Credentials from PO Box 189, 32 Ivor Place London NW1 Hands off Grenada! The New Jewel Movement and the Grenada Solidarity Sun Those wits every usday and US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, London W1 10 Kensington Ct.