JK Rowling
Expelliarmus!
Harry Potter is cancelled, Sainsbury’s cancel their shoppers, Taxpayers fund Stonewall, and packing the (UK) Supreme Court
The rise and fall of Johnny Depp
Now that Depp has lost his libel case, it is now widely believed that his career is all but over
J.K. — Saviour of the Union?
Articulate with cross-generational appeal: Graham Stewart wonders if this non-politician could take on the Scots Nats
Braving the goblet of fire
Nick Cohen salutes J.K. Rowling, whose latest work reflects her burning sense of justice and refusal to take the easy route
Standing for Women founder arrested
Women’s rights are not deemed to be a political cause worthy of protest
Why JK Rowling is right about trans killers
Profiling might not be popular but there is often a truth lurking under stereotypes
Why I “took the knee”
Following a brief loss of balance in a London watering hole I ‘took the knee’ – but that doesn’t detract from the symbolism
The silence of the self-censoring writers
Our writers must be bold enough to write the words they want to write, independent, and stronger for that
‘You’ll be a Man, my son!’
Rudyard Kipling’s (in)famous poem “If” reverberates with valuably relevant and humane advice for 2020 Britain
JK Rowling and the Wardens of Woke
The younger Harry Potter stars made their disagreement abundantly clear with the woman who made them
“Trans”
Dominic Green on the history of transvestites, transsexuals and transgender
Fundragers splash the cash
The money being poured into US elections is soaring – but it’s often wasted
Bad law in a good cause
Who should determine Britain is trading with a genocidal regime – international judges? British judges? Or the British government?
The red hand gang
Patrick Galbraith says field sports are a boon for male friendship
Learning from the past
Much of Wisdom of the Ancients makes one appreciate how we get sidetracked by so much trivial nonsense
Scars: stories of human resilience
Scars affect how we are seen and are often imbued with negative connotations – but instead of seeing a scar, can we see a story?
The unkindest cut
Why can’t film directors let their work go?
The legacy of David Bowie: five years, what a surprise
Alexander Larman on why the late, great David Bowie remains such a totemic and iconic figure in his life
No one guilty at the BBC
No one in BBC management ever pays a price for the BBC’s mistakes.They just happen, like the weather
Why contemporary feminists are wrong about policing children’s television
Once we start using the political concerns of the adult world to moralise about the imaginative realm of children, we’re in trouble