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Nick Hilton is former podcasts producer at the New Statesman.

JK Rowling, Britain’s gloriously nasty novelist

Her electric Robert Galbraith novels portray a Britain populated by paedophiles, domestic abusers, rapists and terrorists.

By Nick Hilton

JK Rowling, Britain’s gloriously nasty novelist

Millions watch The Big Bang Theory every week. So why are we supposed to hate it?

By Nick Hilton

Sport

I always knew Gareth Southgate was born to be an iconic England manager

By Nick Hilton

Culture

The Quizoner of Azkaban: my life trapped in Harry Potter trivia

By Nick Hilton

Science & Tech

A half decade of total secrecy: how I became a successful Harry Potter webmaster

By Nick Hilton

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Have today’s politicians killed political satire?

Political comedy could never create as flawless a piece of friendly fire as Ken Livingstone has provided over the…

By Nick Hilton

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