December 1975 Issue [Article] Owing to circumstances beyond our control 1984 has been unavoidably detained Download PDF Adjust Share by Alan Coren, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 1945- 20th century Bureaucracy George Orwell Great Britain Humor Social conditions Totalitarianism More from Alan Coren The short, happy life of Margaux Hemingway Adjust Share