Does The Witch Trials of JK Rowling say anything new?
A former member of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church community interviews the Harry Potter author about the perils of polarised…
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“I can’t support it”: the Harry Potter fans boycotting Hogwarts Legacy
The video game is already a best-seller, but many are refusing to buy it to make a statement against JK…
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No, JK Rowling isn’t being erased by a book-binder
But a young artist is being left to field a toxic storm of abuse.
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What JK Rowling and John Cleese get wrong about cancel culture
A belief in accountability does not involve condoning threats or violence – and freedom of expression does not mean freedom…
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JK Rowling’s The Ink Black Heart is confusing, insular and far too long
The latest Cormoran Strike novel from “Robert Galbraith” weighs 1.25 kilograms – making it heavier than a bag of sugar…
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It’s crass to blame cancel culture for what happened to Salman Rushdie
Having a bounty placed on your head by an ayatollah isn’t the same as being mocked on Twitter.
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QUIZ! Which class are these celebrities, according to the British public?
Find out whether you view the social class of 25 famous figures in the same way as other voters.
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Is Marcus Rashford working class? The answer depends on your age
Exclusive New Statesman polling on 25 celebrities reveals younger generations in Britain are more likely to see rich people as…
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Vladimir Putin, JK Rowling, and the difference between culture war and real war
An American debate has no place in Russia’s war, in which hundreds of people are dying each day.
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As a victim of abuse, I once agreed with JK Rowling
My experience now helps me empathise with trans people who feel trapped in their body.
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Our fears are about male abusers, not transgender women
It’s about male abusers – who, as a former specialist sex crimes prosecutor, I know can trick and cajole women.
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New York Times is peddling its own alternative facts over JK Rowling
The supposed bastion of liberalism abandons its integrity in asking readers to imagine Harry Potter without its creator.
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The doxxing of JK Rowling harms everyone
Taking the fight to someone’s home is a transgression of the social contract - whatever you think of their views.
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Has JK Rowling been “banned” from a Harry Potter documentary?
Tabloids have reported that Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts will not feature interviews with the author of the…
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Judith Butler on the culture wars, JK Rowling and living in “anti-intellectual times”
The philosopher and gender theorist discusses tensions in the feminist movement over trans rights
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