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Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death highlights hypocrisy of the left

George Brandis Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general September 21, 2025 — 1.30pm Advertisement

In the forecourt of the BBC’s headquarters in central London stands a sculpture of George Orwell. On the plinth are inscribed the words: “If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” Orwell’s wisdom stands as a reminder of something that many – including, all too often, the BBC itself – have forgotten, or simply no longer accept: that free societies are defined by their willingness to protect the expression not just of uncomfortable truths, but of uncomfortable opinions as well.

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