J.K. Rowling: "The Wizard Behind Harry Potter" by Marc Shapiro, page 178:
"Long a supporter of single parent rights and funding, Joanne's [J.K. Rowling's] voice was often raised in protest against the government's plans to cut funding for single parent services."
And, here is
her statement as she gives the Labour Party 1 million pound:
"I believe that poor and vulnerable families will fare much better under the Labour Party than they would under a Cameron-led Conservative Party.
Gordon Brown has consistently prioritised and introduced measures that will save as many children as possible from a life lacking in opportunity or choice. The Labour government has reversed the long-term trend in child poverty, and is one of the leading EU countries in combating child poverty. David Cameron's promise of tax perks for the married, on the other hand, is reminiscent of the Conservative government I experienced as a lone parent. It sends the message that the Conservatives still believe a childless, dual-income, but married couple is more deserving of a financial pat on the head than those struggling, as I once was, to keep their families afloat in difficult times."
Here she is on
what it means to be British:
"
It means a welfare state of which we should be fiercely proud and a tradition of tolerance and free speech we should defend to our last collective breath.
It means a health service to which much of the rest of the world aspires, [NOTE: she's talking about socialized health care] the richest and most diverse language, and the best curries outside India."
Of course, her longest job was at the Leftist organization, Amnesty International.
From
her website:
"After leaving university I worked in London; my longest job was with Amnesty International, the organisation that campaigns against human rights abuses all over the world."
She derides the U.S., but thinks Obama and Clinton are the bomb [this is in a Spanish interview, but you can
CLICK HERE and read the automatically translated version]:
"the international political stance of the United States has been wrong in previous years, for its own and for my country… I want a Democrat in the White House. It’s sad Obama and Clinton are rivals because they are both great.”
I have many more, but I'm a slow typist, and I wanted to get this comment posted before you got distracted. Cheers
She gave a million quid to the Labour Party. I wonder how much they just *took* from her out of the billion she earned?
What they ought to do is tax her back down to a working-class income and see how much she still likes it. I’d love to watch her write that check to the Inland Revenue Service.
That said, I’ve read all the books and liked them very much.