There is something quite remarkable about Labour being so obviously thrilled that J K Rowling has agreed to meet the shadow chancellor to allow her to explain its position on transgender issues. But the great woman is only seeing Rachel Reeves on condition that “the Labour leadership” also meet other groups including Lesbian Labour and Keep Prisons Single Sex. If you were to read the balance of power in this scenario it would be all in J K’s favour.
But there is of course a reason why Reeves is taking time to do all this. Practically the only hitch to the juggernaut that is Labour’s election campaign was J K Rowling’s pronouncement that she would struggle to support the party, having previously given it a million quid.
