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Shabana Mahmood criticises author Sally Rooney over Palestine Action comments

The writer said she would donate the proceeds from her books to the banned protest group

The Independent UK · 10h ago

Authors donate royalties to Sally Rooney after books taken off shelves in UK

CHILDREN’S laureates for both Ireland and Wales have announced they are donating their royalties to fiction author Sally Rooney in a show of solidarity after her publisher stopped selling her books in the UK

The National (Scotland) · 15h ago

Two children’s laureates to give royalties to Sally Rooney after her UK sales halted

Irish and Welsh authors Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies show solidarity after Rooney’s support for Palestine Action

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25

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Labour peer breaks ranks to oppose 'mockery' of terror ban for Palestine Action

A LABOUR peer and former shadow attorney general has called for the UK Government to reverse its ban on Palestine Action ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 23

Irvine Welsh demands Palestine Action ban ‘has to go’ in Sally Rooney row

IRVINE Welsh has demanded the Palestine Action ban “has to go” as he hit out at the treatment of fellow author Sally Rooney

The National (Scotland) · Oct 22

‘It feels quite frightening’: readers rush to snap up Sally Rooney books as stocks dwindle amid Palestine Action ban

Booksellers have reported selling out of the Irish novelist’s works after it was announced that her books would be withdrawn from sale in the UK

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21

'Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist': 150+ authors inlcuding Arundhati Roy urge UK to halt 'draconian' Palestine Action ban

More than 150 writers signed an open letter requesting changes to the UK's ban on Palestine Action. Irish author Sally Rooney announced her decision to halt book sales in the UK due to the ban. The Labour government faced criticism for categorizing Palestine Action as a terrorist organization. The letter…

The Economic Times · Oct 21

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PM backs ‘rigorous process’ behind Palestine Action ban after Rooney book halt

Normal People author Sally Rooney said she will no longer be able to sell her books in the UK over her support for the group.

Evening Standard · Oct 21

Andy Burnham pressed on Sally Rooney book withdrawl and Palestine Action at PMQs

ANDY Burnham has been pressed on the withdrawal of Sally Rooney's books and the proscription of Palestine Action during Prime Minister's Questions.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 21

See full list of cultural figures backing Sally Rooney after books withdrawn from UK

Dozens of cultural figures have banded together in support of bestselling author Sally Rooney after her books were withdrawn from the UK due to her support for Palestine Action

The National (Scotland) · Oct 21

No action to be taken against wife of PM’s aide over Palestine Action post

Tweet by Sarah Helm, wife of national security adviser Jonathan Powell, ‘does not meet criminal threshold’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

No police action against national security adviser’s wife over Palestine Action post

NO further action will be taken against the wife of the Prime Minister’s national security adviser after she was accused of backing the banned protest group Palestine Action

The National (Scotland) · Oct 17

Move over, pervert glasses – the latest toxic trend is robogroping

Whenever a new technology is created, it will, without exception, immediately be used to harass girls and women

The Guardian - US · Oct 17

Met Police assessing national security adviser wife's Palestine Action post

Sarah Helm, who is married to Jonathan Powell, posted on X on Thursday: ‘God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action’

Evening Standard · Oct 17

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The Independent UK · Oct 17

Forget the millionaires – it’s when creatives feel unwelcome in the UK that we have a serious problem

COMMENT: As best-selling author Sally Rooney says she’ll no longer sell her books here and skipped a UK awards ceremony last year, Lydia Spencer-Elliott looks at what it says about the cultural economy – and whether other great minds might pull their work from our country

The Independent UK · Oct 16

Wife of PM’s national security adviser in Palestine Action row

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 16

UK national security adviser under pressure over wife’s comment on supporting Palestine Action

Author Sarah Helm, married to Jonathan Powell, wrote to back novelist Sally Rooney’s support of proscribed direct action group

The Independent UK · Oct 16

National security adviser’s wife accused of supporting Palestine Action

‘God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action,’ Sarah Helm, who is the wife of Jonathan Powell, wrote on X

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The National (Scotland) · Oct 16

Wife of Andy Burnham's top aide backs Palestine Action in shock intervention

THE wife of Andy Burnham’s top national security adviser has backed Palestine Action.

France 24 · Oct 16

UK bookstores scramble as Sally Rooney's novels pulled over Palestine Action support

Critically acclaimed Irish novelist Sally Rooney's announcement that her books could no longer be sold in the UK due to her support for proscribed group Palestine Action has left British booksellers rushing to stock up on her works before distributors run out. The British government's ban on the group, which…

France 24 · Oct 15

Sally Rooney's books cannot be sold in UK amid Palestine Action ban, publisher says

Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said on Wednesday. Rooney has previously expressed her support for the group, which was banned as a "terrorist" organisation by the UK government in…

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

It’s not the old two-party politics – but Labour and the Tories now know they can shun their populist challengers

Though Burnham and Badenoch may still need the votes of Green and Reform supporters, both leaders have drawn clear lines in the sand, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Independent UK · Oct 15

UK bookstores scramble as Sally Rooney's novels are withdrawn because she supports Palestine Action

Irish novelist Sally Rooney's books are no longer sold in the U.K. because she supports Palestine Action, a group banned as a terrorist organization

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

Sally Rooney’s stand on Palestine is brave and humane

The Normal People author’s determination to support Palestine Action, even if it means that her books are withdrawn from sale in the UK makes a mockery of Britain’s terrorism laws

International Business Times UK · Oct 15

Can You Still Buy Sally Rooney Books in the UK? Titles Withdrawn Despite 'Normal People' Selling One Million Copies

Sally Rooney's books face UK withdrawal despite 'Normal People' selling over one million copies. Find out which titles are still available.

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