George Orwell’s ‘Antisemitism in Britain’ has sadly aged very well
Anti-Jewish sentiment in this country has long carried a distinctly middle-class sense of virtue
Assessment
The observation that Orwell's 1945 essay remains relevant suggests that the patterns of antisemitism he identified have persisted rather than faded. The claim that anti-Jewish sentiment carries a middle-class sense of virtue points to a specific social dynamic where prejudice is framed as enlightened or progressive. This raises questions about how contemporary expressions of antisemitism may be rationalized within certain social circles.