JK Rowling

Tory men! Terfs need you

29 June 2024 9:00 am

Some of my good male friends, Tories, are sick of terfs. I can see it in their shifty eyes, in…

The Guardian goes for J.K. Rowling

8 April 2022 9:35 pm

It seems that taking gratuitous swipes at J.K. Rowling has become something of a competition for liberal broadsheets on both sides…

Care about the trans debate? Ask yourself this question

15 March 2022 1:45 am

J.K. Rowling is talking about sex and gender again, which means a lot of people are getting angry. It’s striking…

Now JK Rowling takes on the critics

8 March 2022 8:40 pm

Away from the scenes in eastern Europe, a very different terf war was playing out on Twitter yesterday between JK…

The New York Times takes aim at J.K. Rowling

18 February 2022 9:50 pm

It looks like the New York Times is at it again. In recent years, America’s least-reliable news source has developed a…

The attacks on J.K. Rowling only prove her point

17 December 2021 3:10 am

It is often said that J.K. Rowling is uncancellable. So rich and bankable is the Harry Potter author — now…

The Independent's double standards for JK Rowling

15 December 2021 12:45 am

It’s fair to say that JK Rowling’s latest intervention has put the cat amongst the pigeons. The Harry Potter author…

Why the targeting of J.K.Rowling is so terrifying

23 November 2021 8:40 am

I know from bitter experience that you don’t have to be a best-selling author to be hounded by the trans…

Why wealth matters in the free speech debate

11 August 2021 3:30 pm

The divide between the rich and the poor is obvious in Britain today. Whether in terms of income, geography or political…

We are living through a frenzy of conformity

20 June 2020 9:00 am

Reality seems thinner these days. As I walk along the high street, passers-by drift apart as though afraid of crossing…

The trouble with Kids Company

14 February 2015 9:00 am

It’s a favourite charity of David Cameron and many celebrities. But does it do what it claims to do?