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Louis Staples
Jan 11, 2019

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It's fair to say there's no love lost between Harry Potter author JK Rowling and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Just look at this tweet from 2016...
Corbyn. Is. Not. Dumbledore. https://t.co/yjyK5ZmAXe https://t.co/bYI0wbTpuJ— J.K. Rowling (@J.K. Rowling) 1472645712
Or her recent pre-Christmas thread which parodied Corbyn and his supporters and highlighted antisemitism on the left.
And lo, unto her did appear a host of Corbyn defenders, who did descend upon her mentions, and she was not sore afr… https://t.co/XkYlLZbggV— J.K. Rowling (@J.K. Rowling) 1545482754
Now the author has taken to Twitter to criticise Momentum, the left-wing campaign group that was founded following Corbyn's successful campaign to lead the Labour Party.
Quote tweeting a tweet from Momentum's account, she said she wishes that the group's Twitter is a parody account.
I wish this was the parody account. https://t.co/Xdpbtr3i2S— J.K. Rowling (@J.K. Rowling) 1547132544
But Momentum fired back with a sarcastic put down of its own...
Sorry, we've got a new work experience kid in and they started tweeting about addressing inequality. We won't let t… https://t.co/ikE581P9RG— Momentum 🌹 (@Momentum 🌹) 1547137113
Unsurprisingly, Twitter was divided, with some users siding with Rowling...
But most replies seemed to side with Momentum as it wasn't clear exactly what Rowling took issue with in their original tweet. Many even praised their social media skills.
@jk_rowling really cool that you take issue with a statement highlighting inequality - inspiring stuff— norespawns (@norespawns) 1547137809
This and the tweet below are quite funny - love em or hate em, Momentum have just about the best social media team… https://t.co/NiT1A8lj5f— Adam Wagner (@Adam Wagner) 1547145918
@PeoplesMomentum Nurse, please rush Mrs Rowling to the burns unit, stat.— Matt Thomas (@Matt Thomas) 1547147658
@jk_rowling I wish we lived in a world where billionaires had enough self-awareness not to sneer publicly at the id… https://t.co/IIhrEO7xxt— Six Requins 🔥🇵🇸 (@Six Requins 🔥🇵🇸) 1547137772
One thing's for sure, there's probably a cell in Azkaban with Momentum's name on it.

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