Link , Link , [While you can describe a story that's written in the style of "Oliver Twist" or "Great Expectations" as Dickensian, it's more common to use the adjective when you talk about poverty or extreme social inequality, subjects that Dickens famously examined in his novels. Modern journalists often describe bleak scenes of hardship — homeless families, hungry children, squalid living spaces, or unsafe working conditions — as Dickensian.]....[Doug Ford is truly Dickensian in his cruelty to the poor. Now he wants an American company (known for implementing deep cuts under Republican rule) to handle employment services for those on Social Assistance. #VoteFordOut2022]