George Orwell and the BBC

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The BBC received a proposal to have a statue of Geoge Orwell on its property, but they reportedly declined on the grounds that he was "too left-wing". Wow, how stupid, not to lay some claim on the great name! Orwell had done some of his journalism at the BBC during World War Two. It is even said that Room 101 in the novel "1984" was inspired by a conference room at the facility. I wonder if that might have had something to do with their negative response, hmmm.

(Source: Anita Singh at The Telegraph)