Sir Philip Pullman resigns as Society of Authors president after book row
Sir Philip Pullman says he cannot express personal opinions as president of the Society of Authors. …
“When it became clear that statements of mine were being regarded as if they represented the views of the Society as a whole (although they did nothing of the sort, and weren’t intended to), and that I was being pressed by people both in and out of the Society to retract them and apologise, I realised that I would not be free to express my personal opinions as long as I remained President.