The Supreme Court and the EHRC handed the Scottish Govt a get out of jail free card wrapped up in a red bow. Why won't they accept it? They could keep pulling regretful faces while blaming it on the bigger boys.
Don't true Indy believers in their party know that this topic isn't a vote winner, and will set their cause back? Look at how Sturgeon's career ended.
So I can't fathom their motivation. Is this really only about a genuine concern for trans prisoners?* Surely there's something else going on. A face saving exercise? A final petulant swipe at the UK govt for blocking self ID?
- I do think some male politicians are more concerned about transwomen getting raped in male prisons, than they are about women getting raped in female prisons. Being raped by a stronger man in prison is a common, visceral fear. Perhaps that's why they empathise with transwomen and want them to be "safe" and apart from men.