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Marina Hyde backs J K Rowling for PM

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Secretsquirrelshh · 05/09/2026 08:25

Marina Hyde in the Guardian today is asked who she would choose for Prime Minister. Her answer (and an excellent idea all-round) is J K Rowling.

A nod, perhaps, to Hyde's opinion on current issues - and as far as I'm aware, she hasn't entered the debate previously.

And this in The Grauniad too!

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ArabellaScott · 05/09/2026 11:05

Props, Marina.

MyThreeWords · 05/09/2026 11:09

Nice to see an up-to-date picture of her. She looks a bit too fresh-faced-and-just-out-of-uni in her standard graun pic. I'd enjoy her world-weary columns more if they weren't topped with the appearance of naivete.

Lottapianos · 05/09/2026 11:19

Read this earlier and gave a little cheer. Definitely would have had her down as gender critical but so good to have it confirmed. She knows perfectly well she will get some shit for it but said it anyway. Good for her 👍

RoyalCorgi · 05/09/2026 11:34

She's given very tiny hints in the past of being gender-critical/sex-realist. I've always been disappointed that she hasn't been more forthright - after all, she has a prominent platform from which to shout her opinions. Either the Guardian won't let her, or she was afraid of the fallout. Look what happened to Suzanne Moore and Hadley Freeman.

MrPrettyDamnCosmic · 05/09/2026 11:36

MyThreeWords · 05/09/2026 11:09

Nice to see an up-to-date picture of her. She looks a bit too fresh-faced-and-just-out-of-uni in her standard graun pic. I'd enjoy her world-weary columns more if they weren't topped with the appearance of naivete.

Her podcasts with Richard Osman are on YouTube if you want to see an up-to-date moving picture of her.

https://www.youtube.com/@TheRestIsEntertainment

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https://www.youtube.com/@TheRestIsEntertainment

donkey86 · 05/09/2026 11:42

If anyone is on Reddit it might be worth sticking up for her over there https://www.reddit.com/r/restisentertainment/s/nx8i2w1waW

Though so far, for Reddit, some of the comments are surprisingly ok!

worrisomeasset · 05/09/2026 12:00

RoyalCorgi · 05/09/2026 11:34

She's given very tiny hints in the past of being gender-critical/sex-realist. I've always been disappointed that she hasn't been more forthright - after all, she has a prominent platform from which to shout her opinions. Either the Guardian won't let her, or she was afraid of the fallout. Look what happened to Suzanne Moore and Hadley Freeman.

On an episode of The Rest is Entertainment, she mentioned how much she hated the phrase “on the wrong side of history”. At the time, this was a phrase that was used by her Guardian colleague Owen Jones to describe women who were of the GC persuasion. There was a discussion of it here and it was felt that this comment was (at least in part) a dig at OJ. Also, JKR is regularly mentioned on the podcast and I’ve yet to hear either presenter say a negative word about her.

Mouldemort · 05/09/2026 12:03

You can be assured that she is genuinely anti-trans and was not doing a bit.

INeedAPensieve · 05/09/2026 12:10

guinnessguzzler · 05/09/2026 09:22

I love Marina Hyde and knew she was a sensible one. She is probably what I miss most since I stopped reading the Guardian.

Me too. Well, I also miss the late Sarah Hughes and the Game of Thrones community below the line chats we had, and I miss Hadley Freeman as well, but of course that situation (her leaving the guardian due to the women's rights issues and Jewish issues) was what set me on my path of discovery, so I suppose in a way I have to thank Hadley even though I miss her articles! Some I wouldn't always agree with, but she had the same taste in films as me.

I have Marina's book - the collection of her best columns and it's very funny.

INeedAPensieve · 05/09/2026 12:14

Oh oh... The signal's gone out. The derailing of this thread will commence in 3,2,1...

TheKeatingFive · 05/09/2026 12:21

Ooh a clear signal from Marina. Late coming, but still welcome

TransParentlyAnnoyed · 05/09/2026 12:24

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TheywontletmehavethenameIwant · 05/09/2026 12:36

JKR for PM or benign dictator, whichever is easiest. 😂

It's good that the Guardian can print a piece that mentions JKR, shades of the old paper peaking through.

BernardBlacksMolluscs · 05/09/2026 12:38

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Fuck’s sake woman, would you ever listen to yourself?

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Secretsquirrelshh · 05/09/2026 12:38

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Lives do not get "ended" because someone talks reality, biology and safeguarding.

I'm hugely sorry for vulnerable people who cannot see a way out - and their families who are affected by suicide. But it's horrendous to suggest that someone has "helped" that. Or are you suggesting she's incited literal murder? I would be very interested to see the stats.

Thanks for confirming it's a free country though. Always useful to have your input.

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worrisomeasset · 05/09/2026 12:40

INeedAPensieve · 05/09/2026 12:14

Oh oh... The signal's gone out. The derailing of this thread will commence in 3,2,1...

There’s been no feeding so far but I fear it’s only a matter of time.

Edited to note that in the time it took to write this post, the feeding commenced.

MrPrettyDamnCosmic · 05/09/2026 12:51

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Doesn't alter how many young trans lives Rowling has helped to end.

LOL.

Can you provide a list of the many young trans lives Rowling has helped to end? Name names or it didn't happen.

MrPrettyDamnCosmic · 05/09/2026 12:53

BernardBlacksMolluscs · 05/09/2026 12:38

Fuck’s sake woman, would you ever listen to yourself?

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TransParentlyAnnoying isn't a woman & doesn't have a "trans" child.

murasaki · 05/09/2026 12:57

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So that remains at none then.

murasaki · 05/09/2026 12:58

MrPrettyDamnCosmic · 05/09/2026 12:53

TransParentlyAnnoying isn't a woman & doesn't have a "trans" child.

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They are annoying though!

Comtesse · 05/09/2026 12:59

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I think you might be overestimating JK Rowling’s influence here.

MrsOvertonsWindow · 05/09/2026 13:00

I love the fact that those who hate women having a voice spend so many hours on here with their fingers hovering, just waiting to find a thread mentioning JKR so they can share their poos of wisdom with us 😂

INeedAPensieve · 05/09/2026 13:03

worrisomeasset · 05/09/2026 12:40

There’s been no feeding so far but I fear it’s only a matter of time.

Edited to note that in the time it took to write this post, the feeding commenced.

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I'm actually so outraged by the emotionally manipulative words that were just said about jk Rowling (particularly as I have been affected by suicide attempts and v close calls in my family) but I'm not going to feed it or reply. It should be reported but actually I think these comments should remain as proof of these people's mindset. It's part of the abuser's handbook - look what you made me do - for all to see.

TheKeatingFive · 05/09/2026 13:03

Dear god the DRAMA 🙄

DialSquare · 05/09/2026 13:07

MrsOvertonsWindow · 05/09/2026 13:00

I love the fact that those who hate women having a voice spend so many hours on here with their fingers hovering, just waiting to find a thread mentioning JKR so they can share their poos of wisdom with us 😂

Perfect typo!

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