They have been speed-running for decades. Remember "anti-social behaviour orders"? Those were introduced in 1998. I think a better Orwell reference for this is

They have been speed-running for decades. Remember "anti-social behaviour orders"? Those were introduced in 1998. I think a better Orwell reference for this isn't 1984 though but rather https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/the-freedom-of-the-press/ https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwel.... This is the essay that was originally meant as a preface to Animal Farm - and, ironically, was itself censored (by publishers).