focus her considerable influence? Not on women's rights, on her right to troll trans people.

She's a bigot. Nothing more.

Almost like she was courting the controversy to boost sales. Now she courts controversy for the controversy.

If you need any proof look at the hate crime bill. There's a genuine argument to be made about not criminalising misogyny. Where does Rowling, that champion of women's rights choose to ...

At the time I assumed having been called out on it and with the initial backlash, she'd then keep those views to herself. How naive I was.

For a time, her early borderline controversial statements always came (coincidentally) before a book launch or some Rowling related event.

She's done what all right wing contrarian sensationalist twats do. Flirted with skirting the line, got away with it, crossed it and just kept going. She's Katie Hopkins with money and a following.

If I remember rightly, the transphobia started with a twitter 'like' that she blamed on a middle-aged moment. From that it developed into 'I support trans rights, but...' and has now morphed into full blown bigotry.

You see a Tory MP supporting Starmer when deep fake audio emerges and you almost think "they've not sunk that far yet".

And then, a day later...

So...no post-politics career in comedy then?

Born, raised, but live in Manchester now. Manchester is an incredible city but...there's no place like home.

It'd be almost criminal not to.

Just remembered the husband wanted an invite...and I've used my only one on Ed.

If/when you see this mate...divorce is fine.

Just sent him one.

And so it begins...again.