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Police Scotland take no action over JK Rowling’s social media posts

Source: PA Archive

Police Scotland have said they would not be taking action over Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s social media posts about transgender issues.

The  writer, who has become an outspoken critic of the Government’s stance on trans rights, declared “freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal” on X, formerly

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