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2012-08-22 Britain

BBC: George Orwell is 'too Left-wing for a statue

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Posted by 2012-08-22 07:34|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Room 101 was based on Eric Blair's time working for MinTruth AKA BBC.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-08-22 08:52|| 2012-08-22 08:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Orwellian!

Posted by JohnQC 2012-08-22 08:57|| 2012-08-22 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Either they are being ironic, or they are about as sharp as a penny.

Posted by DarthVader 2012-08-22 09:23|| 2012-08-22 09:23|| Front Page Top

#4 It the old ACLU gambit, defend the neo-Nazis in Skokie, get cred for being 'even handed' in defending civil rights [because everyone has been conned into believe the Nazis were 'right wringers' rather than the National Socialist they were].

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-08-22 09:36|| 2012-08-22 09:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Since when is anything too left wing for the BBC?

Posted by Iblis 2012-08-22 09:54|| 2012-08-22 09:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Iblis

They can't seem to report that it's the SWP that's behind most of the "anarchist" riots etc.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-08-22 10:23|| 2012-08-22 10:23|| Front Page Top

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