Mick Hartley

Joan Smith at UnHerd on the Sullivan Review:

For decades, right up until the late Nineties, the UK had gold-standard data on sex. Not any more: a startling graph in the review shows that questions about sex are now outnumbered by those relating to “gender” and “gender identity”. The responses are worse than useless, except as an illustration of the gullibility of publicly-funded organisations when pressured by entitled activists.

The Government’s failure to act promptly could hardly be more shameful. Public records have in effect been falsified, creating avoidable risks and exposing organisations to ridicule. What’s more, who will now trust official Government data on important subjects? Worse still, institutions have forfeited trust in a way that makes society less safe for victims of crime.

But will the government act on this? Streeting has said they will, but couldn't resist adding that gender identity could still be recorded and respected – as though he hasn't quite understood what the problem is.