In the terminology of Harry Potter, JK Rowling, the fictional phenomenon’s creator, has been subjected to the Vanishing Spell. The spell, typically difficult to execute, seems to have cast Rowling as a “non-being” after being left out of the forthcoming reunion to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Potter films.
Michel Barnier as France’s PM: are they having us on?
Brits who view the appointment of Barnier as a wind-up are flattering themselves. The present crisis is all about France.