What does it mean to be “cancelled” in the modern world? Using the sudden professional disappearance of David Walliams as a case study, this essay examines how institutions withdraw, how language disguises erasure, and how individuals survive when their name, role, or legacy is quietly removed.

Why is the Society of Authors criticised for neutrality while authors feel increasingly unsafe? Because publishers have abandoned cultural leadership. This blog explores how consultancy thinking, risk avoidance, and corporate amnesia have left the SoA carrying the weight of an industry too timid to defend its own creators.