The Scottish Covid-19 public inquiry has confirmed that four members of its legal team have stood down.
The review will look at the Scottish government's actions throughout the pandemic, from introducing lockdown to the delivery of testing and vaccines.
#covidinquiry #scotland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-63138900

MSPs will vote on controversial gender recognition legislation today as part of Scottish Government plans to make it easier for people to choose their preferred gender.
The Scottish Government wants to improve and simplify the process while also reducing the minimum age limit from 18 to 16.
#gender #scotland
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/msps-vote-gender-recognition-legislation-28331428

Sturgeon on the verge of caving in to SNP internal pressure over contested gender bill.
MSPs defied the party whip to turn on the First Minister's plan to push through a reformed Gender Recognition Act.
#scotland #genderbill #snp
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1693603/Sturgeon-gender-recognition-act-bill-SNP-rebellion-MSP-amendment-vn

Man who 'deeply regrets' sex change op brands new ScotGov schools trans policy 'immensely cruel' and is suing the NHS over a procedure to remove his male genitals nine years ago.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/sex-change-regret-scotgov-trans-28648504 #scotland #government

Sturgeon shock as Sunak threatens to block Scottish gender recognition law.
Ministers in Westminster are considering the "nuclear option" after MSPs overwhelmingly backed a bill on transgender rights.
#scotland
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1713088/Nicola-Sturgeon-Rishi-Sunak-Scotland-SNP-Holyrood-MSPs-gender-identity-ont

Nicola Sturgeon was accused yesterday of overreaching her powers by introducing transgender reforms that would rewrite equality laws across the UK.

Under Ms Sturgeon's 'self-ID' bill, anyone who legally changed their gender in Scotland would be recognised as the opposite sex in the rest of Britain.

It would mean a biological male as young as 16 would have the right to attend a girls' school, and a prisoner could demand to be placed in a female jail even if they did not live as a woman.
#scotland #selfID
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11625461/SNPs-transgender-reforms-rewrite-equality-laws-UK-think-tank-warns.html

Labour's Keir Starmer admits he has 'concerns' over Scottish gender recognition law that allows 16-year-olds to transition as Tories prepare to try to block Holyrood legislation in major clash with Nicola Sturgeon.
#scotland #gender
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11637283/Keir-Starmer-admits-concerns-Scottish-gender-recognition-law.html

Female prison officers claim their human rights went “out of the window” when they were ordered to carry out intimate searches on dangerous trans prisoner Tiffany Scott.
#scotland #prison #trans
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/female-prison-officers-ordered-strip-29129967

Dozens of giant turbines on Scotland’s windfarms have been powered by diesel generators.
71 of its windmills were hooked up to the fossil fuel supply after a fault developed on the grid.
#Scotland #windfarms
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/dozens-scottish-power-wind-turbines-29135763

The resignation of Peter Murrell as SNP chief executive has led to renewed interest in the party's finances and questions surrounding the "missing" £600,000.

A Police Scotland investigation into allegations of fraud has been underway for 21 months, with officers also looking at a £107,000 loan made by Mr Murrell to help the party with cashflow problems in 2021.

His wife Nicola Sturgeon, the outgoing first minister, has said she doesn't recall when she learned of the loan and critics have said the affair raises questions about the couple's own personal finances.
#SNP #Scotland
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/peter-murrells-secret-salary-missing-29491806?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar&s=09