Mick Hartley

So many politicians on the centre-left backed this ideology because they thought it would make them look cool and trendy and down with the kids without impacting negatively on the rights of others – and closed their ears to anyone pointing out how it wouldhttps://t.co/VsDUZ0rvDq

— Darren Johnson (@DarrenJohnson66) February 19, 2025

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Added: Catriona Stewart at the Spectator:

So what has prompted this belated change of heart? Last week made clear that the majority of the Scottish public supports Sandie Peggie, while YouGov polling revealed a growing majority are sceptical of trans activist demands. There is a straightforward understanding that a woman should not be compelled to share intimate spaces with a person of the opposite sex should she not want to. That should not be controversial.

It has also been clear in recent polling that the majority of the Scottish electorate does not support Scottish Labour. Only the most terrible cynic would suggest that Sarwar is suddenly seeing the issue of gender self-identification with new eyes in light of his plummeting polling figures. Yet with polling falling and Sarwar’s path to Bute House seeming ever more distant, the Scottish Labour leader’s sudden support for women’s sex-based rights appears as a shallow attempt to flow with the turning of the tide on the issue.