J.K. Rowling wades into the junior doctors strike with 2 stinging tweets

English doctors began all-out strike for first time in history.
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LONDON -- J.K. Rowling has tweeted her full support to junior doctors who have begun an all-out strike in England for the first time in the history of the NHS, the country's publicly funded healthcare system. 

In response to an Scottish politics reporter who accused doctors of hypocrisy over the dispute, the Harry Potter writer tweeted: 



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Thousands of junior doctors in England are taking part in the all-out strike protesting terms of a new contract with the government. 

The dispute is centred on weekend pay and Saturday work rules.

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