Julie Burchill (legendary writer) is unwell

Didn't she get sued for Islamophobia and lose?

In fact I am a fan of both Julies so all the best to both

Oh Julie.
All my good wishes to her.

Julie Burchill is very much a paradox. I love so much of what she's done but some of her stuff, oh my days, I'd like to slap sense into her. Metaphorically, I'd never dream of laying a finger on her.

I spent time with her about twenty years ago and we argued about stuff to do with Iraq and blah and blah. But. I think that at heart she is a very kind person and she is unbelievably generous so despite not agreeing with her on some really important things and wishing that she could see grey areas a bit more clearly, I think she's a decent human being. Even if I didn't I wouldn't wish what she's going through on my worse enemy. I do hope she can walk again but love how she talks about all the joys she's had in her life and continues to have. Good on her. Good woman yourself, Julie.

Oh dear - I wish I hadn't seen that.

What might have been a plausible way of thinking as a romantic adolescent certainly doesn't look rational in an older person.

But we all have our weaknesses.

In the links I posted up thread, I really enjoyed the ones on Brighton and Labour women.

But her strength is in not taking herself to seriously, and being able to see her mistakes, and admit them.

Unlike the other JB who relentlessly promotes herself in every article as infallible and somehow unique!

Best wishes to Julie from me.

Yes I've been following this on Julie's page and group, it's very sad but she's not letting it stop her! She's been a hero of mine for 30 years, she's brilliant.

Sending good wishes to Ms Burchill for the best possible recovery. She contradicted herself so often in print that it is difficult to know which version one might be sympathising with, but regardless, I wish her well. Clever, funny and sometimes brilliant.

That isn't someone who has the same beliefs as me by anymeans but I'll still wish her well, but probably will not look into her further. I'm of Jewish heritage, my great grandmother was Jewish. I never met her but believe she was a fascinating woman. But I stand fully with Palestine.
But I do hope Julie makes a recovery 🙂

I stand corrected!

@Saschka ah they do get on! Julie Bindel posted a very sweet message to her last week

Julie Burchill, not Julie Bindel. Very very different people. I can’t imagine they’d get on.

This isn’t a bad place to start - it is a positive piece, but it does demonstrate why she isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.

love Julie Bindel, all the best to her!

I've never heard of the lass but she sounds like a hero to many of you here, I shall educate myself about her work and of course wish her all the very best.

Hopefully she sees the thread OP has started and feels the love ❤️

Sorry she is going through this. I wondered if there was something wrong as she normally puts out articles every week.

As she accepts, regularly. Like her writing and beliefs and habits (etc) or don't, I think most people would accept she is as unflinching honest about herself as she is about everything else.

I’m not a fan, but I wouldn’t wish a spinal abscess on anyone and hope she makes as full as recovery as possible.

She was a shit mother. Completely selfish in her "Youth"

She's loved by many, by truthlovers and also by secret doubters of the woke religion.
Spirited and hilarious, wishing her well as she faces her ordeal.

If you piece together what's been posted in the Julie in hospital group along with the i news article and her own page (which seems to be public), it looks as if she was taken to hospital with a spinal abscess, which was then removed under surgery. She was in intensive care for three weeks, and is now on a normal ward, where she is expected to remain for a few months. She has been told she probably won't walk again. Really terrible news, but at least she is writing again and her own posts show that she's her usual spiky self.

I had my arse handed to me MN style when I said I loved Julie Burchill on here during the Ash whatsername row

Quite a few have posted her articles on FWR, and yes some are quite toffy nosed about her, but generally (from memory) most comment about how they agree with many, if not every thing she says.

And how she says it.

Somehow MN search function doesn't bring them up but google (usually useless) does https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Julie+Burchill+Labour+women+mumsnet

Sorry to hear this, and sending Julie all best wishes. I can just imagine the funny, sharp response she would make to an outpouring of sympathy and concern. She annoys a lot of people, but mostly they need annoying. Best of luck, Julie.

I had my arse handed to me MN style when I said I loved Julie Burchill on here during the Ash whatsername row. I didn't care, loved her then, still love her now. As a young working-class Bristolian, 2 years her junior, I worshipped the ground she walked on in the NME gunslinger days. I followed her life and longed for the hedonistic, outrageous antics she always seemed to be up to. I loved that she sounded like me when no one else in the public eye did. My favourite line of hers is 'my body isn't a temple, it's an amusement arcade'. She's bloody brilliant and I hope she makes a spectacular recovery.