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Posted On: October 14th 2026, 06:42 pm
It’s reported today that Sally Rooney, who many believe is one of the best authors of her generation, has been advised that because she has expressed support for Palestine Action, she could be arrested if she comes to the UK.

Because she is donating some of the money from the sale of her books to Palestine Action, her publishers have been advised that they too could be prosecuted if they sell her books in any form and so they have removed them from the bookshelves and other outlets.

I do not want anyone in the UK to miss out on her wonderful writing and so I thought I would read the first paragraphs of her terrific book “Normal People.”

I hope others will read further sections of the book so that people do not lose out on the joy of reading her works.
Comments (195)
mary.mcv 13 hours ago

mary.mcv

Is this for real ?

vxfazz 20 hours ago

vxfazz

❤️

justaudsy 21 hours ago

justaudsy

Bless you John ❤️ You are one of the best

francesannelewis 2 days ago

francesannelewis

You know things are bad when they ban books 🙄

mgstebich 2 days ago

mgstebich

Proscribing Palestine Action is like proscribing anyone that supported Jews during the Holocaust.

robin_findlay 2 days ago

robin_findlay

Faber publisher are not going to sell her books anymore because they are not allowed to pay her under current UK law. When will this change and if the high court decide that Palestinian action should not have been proscribed who pays the compensation to those arrested and affected by this? https://www.instagram.com/p/DehRp_fxRUh/?dlrf=MWFjMjhxbzRnc3RzNQ==

edric_van_vredenburgh 2 days ago

edric_van_vredenburgh

The United Kingdom is now a Dictatorship by A Labour Government I think most Labour Prime Ministers before Blair 👿would turn over in there graves

mossiegreyhound 3 days ago

mossiegreyhound

It’s your own party that’s doing it - and worse besides they’re actively complicit in the genocide taking place in front of the world’s eyes. The same government that does nothing to stop oil companies reaping profits whilst destroying the world. What would Keir Hardie make of the party he started - embarrassed and ashamed in equal measures I’d imagine.

florawhit 3 days ago

florawhit

It is appalling - this country has really sunk to the lowest of the low. What can we do?

iamchrislindsay 3 days ago

iamchrislindsay

👏👏👏

natural_causes_ 3 days ago
jonwatts61 4 days ago

jonwatts61

@andy.burnham - yes.. it’s complicated isn’t it…..

mediate4u 4 days ago

mediate4u

John, have you ever wondered why you have not been expelled from the Labour Party? Might it be that for all your supportive words about Palestine that you are just enough complicit not to be a threat? You are mild mannered and gentle in even that which you condemn but your party is now owned by Zionist supporting capital and your leaders feed the ongoing genocide and the attacks on UK civil liberties. In such circumstances Mild becomes Meek and Gentle becomes Ineffectual. Put down the book. Resign as a Labour Candidate and join the Independent MPs with some integrity!

the_one_who_asks_questions 4 days ago

the_one_who_asks_questions

Where can we buy her book please?

e_a_roche 4 days ago

e_a_roche

Shut em Down JWs shut em down were Gobshittes Depraved bastards laughing at our governments silencing our own people .

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