Orwell indisputably grew critical of his [[leftist]] ideological allies as he grew older. However, he remained a democratic socialist in name, if not in beliefs. It is suspected that he kept his public image in order to retain his influential position as a columnist for its leading publication, the ''Tribune''. Moreover, his support of democratic socialism was based on [[conservative]] reasons: he thought it would produce a wealthier society. | Orwell indisputably grew critical of his [[leftist]] ideological allies as he grew older. However, he remained a democratic socialist in name, if not in beliefs. It is suspected that he kept his public image in order to retain his influential position as a columnist for its leading publication, the ''Tribune''. Moreover, his support of democratic socialism was based on [[conservative]] reasons: he thought it would produce a wealthier society. |