Sentence:  Yet no-one would deny that a form of ‘<WSD>newspeak</WSD>', however altered, is all too prevalent. Where [George] Orwell's society was governed by the stick, we are offered the carrot. The truncation of the language on ‘Airstrip One' was a logical response to the harsh social engineering that engendered it. The soothing, delusory world of ‘equality', of much-touted ‘democracy', has created a ‘<WSD>newspeak</WSD>' all its own. Rather than shorten the language it is infinitely broadened; instead of curt monosyllables, there are mellifluous, calming phrases, designed to allay suspicions, modify facts and divert one's attention from difficulties. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.