Britain’s ban on pro-Palestinian author Sally Rooney makes it a laughing stock
When Western governments try to suppress protests against Israel’s alleged genocide, readers end up with the censorship of leading authors like Rooney
She was lecturing the group’s members and supporters, who are legion in Britain, on taking responsibility for their actions. From where everyone else is sitting, she might as well have been talking about her Labour Party colleagues, such as fellow former home secretary Yvette Cooper, who spearheaded the proscription under former prime minister Keir Starmer.
They have made their country a global laughing stock, not just for the proscription itself but for all the consequences that have flowed from it.
