Holyrood

How damaging is the trans prisoners row for the SNP?

• Objectif wookisme, les gays etc pour avoir le soutien politique

Plan : faits, facteurs, bilan (conséquences) perspectives d’avenir ?

The Scottish government recently passed legislation that would allow people to self-identify their gender without having to obtain medical reports. However, the issue of gender reform has sparked unprecedented turmoil within the SNP party, with a transgender rapist being sent to a women's prison. Some are concerned that this issue will damage the reputation of the party and the cause of Scotland's independence. The first opinion polls conducted since the row suggest a negative impact for the SNP, with the party losing six percentage points from its Holyrood constituency voting intention. While the SNP is still miles clear of other parties in Scotland, there are concerns that anything which knocks a few points off the SNP's lead could ultimately be decisive in triggering independence negotiations. The Scottish government is gearing up for a constitutional clash with the UK government over the gender reform issue, with Ms Sturgeon promising a legal challenge to the blocking of the Holyrood bill. However, the timing of the transgender prisoners row has complicated matters and ministers need to be careful to close that issue off before they move to challenge the UK government's blockade on the Holyrood legislation.

Why this law is so problematic and why it is an strategic issue ?

• Devolution

• Independence SNP : wokisme appuie politique

• Système, droit de la femme femme ambiguité sur les droits