Mick Hartley

Oh dear. 

Harry Potter narrator Sir Stephen Fry has turned on JK Rowling, branding her a 'lost cause' and accusing her of being 'radicalised by TERFs'.

It's the ridiculous Sir Stephen who's showing himself to be the lost cause here, alas.

The comedian and television presenter, who previously hosted QI, told how he used to have dinner regularly with the author and described her views towards the trans community as 'strange'.

Recording podcast The Show People last week, Sir Stephen, who is himself gay, said: 'She has been radicalised I fear and it may be she has been radicalised by TERFs, but also by the vitriol that is thrown at her….

He said: 'She started to make these peculiar statements and had very strong difficult views. She seemed to wake up or kick a hornet's nest of transphobia which has been entirely destructive.

'I disagree profoundly with her on this subject. I am angry she does not disavow some of the more revolting and truly horrible, destructive violently destructive things that people say. She does not attack those at all.

'She says things that are inflammatory and contemptuous, mocking and add to a terribly distressing time for trans people.

'She has crowed at the success of legislation in Scotland and elsewhere declaring things about gender.

'So I am very happy to go on the record to say that I am really angry about that. My view about all things of sharp and difficult nature is that is is much more important to be effective than to be right.'

Oh I don't know. It's quite important to be right.

It's a strange time to come out with this nonsense, with the gender cult clearly on the retreat.