Tag: For Women Scotland
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Peggie v RCN Day 3: unProvan
I want to focus my Day 3 report on a specific passage of cross-examination which to my mind went beyond the (undoubtedly very important) rights and wrongs of Sandie Peggie’s claim against the RCN. It demonstrated the effectiveness of using a courtroom to hold power to account. Norman Provan was today’s only witness. He is…
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Peggie v RCN Day 2: Trans-Organisational Madness
The witnesses who gave evidence today were not directly connected to Sandie Peggie’s case, but they all had direct experience of dealing with the Royal College of Nursing. They painted a picture of a union which had happily waved gender ideology into their organisation, and when it started causing chaos, appeared both institutionally and intellectually…
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Peggie v RCN Day 1: Getting Taken Seriously
Sandie Peggie was back in the witness box today for the first time since her epic tribunal against NHS Fife. Peggie is claiming discrimination against her for her gender critical beliefs, but this time the fight is against her union, the Royal College of Nursing. Both cases originated from events which began in August 2023…
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Men in Scottish Women’s Prisons Unlawful
“We are thrilled with the result, but it should never have come to this.” The Scottish government’s policy of putting men in women’s prisons has today been ruled unlawful. A judicial review found in favour of the campaign group For Women Scotland, who argued the current Scottish Prison Service policy of taking into account a…
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For Women Scotland vs Scottish Govt
I am sitting in the media room at the Supreme Court – we have about 30 mins before Day 2 of this two day hearing starts so forgive me if this is brief. It’s a test post if anything. Yesterday was extraordinary. I got to live-tweet for the first time from the Supreme Court and…
