SCOTLAND has chosen to pick rather an unusual fight with England, residents of both countries have agreed.
Holyrood’s Gender Recognition Reform bill, passed last month, has become the first legislation blocked by the prime minister in a battle that appears to be ill-judged on every side.
Scottish political correspondent Norman Steele said: “Scotland would be going absolutely apeshit about this, if it wasn’t a bit unsure about it.
“Likewise Nicola Sturgeon’s determination to take this to the courts might seem more steely and resolved and less foolish if she hadn’t just had her arse handed to her in court about Indyref2.
“It’s undoubtedly a case of a democratic government being overridden by a prime minister nobody elected or likes, which is a big deal if the Scottish people choose to treat it as one. Indications are they don’t.
“But Holyrood were warned repeatedly this clashed with UK-wide law and pushed on anyway, so it’s not exactly the Jacobite Rising either. Braveheart vibes are not being felt.
“We can only hope this is resolved in some way or other that allows both sides to pretend they won and everything is fine. Otherwise there’s a perplexing reckoning ahead.”
