Ten years ago I'd have been very hostile to evangelicals like Kate Forbes in politics. One lesson I've taken from the gender wars is that liberals like me should be grateful to conservatives who'll put the brakes on bad progressivism, not snobby about them
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I doubt I have met many braver people than Watson. Read this and weep. And resolve not to let it happen to anyone else.

THE SCOTSMAN: Sturgeon is accused of hypocrisy on women’s rights #TomorrowsPapersToday

Dolly incarcerated in the Moor Hospital Lancaster for having an illegitimate child in her early teens she never left, from the exhibition Life goes on @saltsmill For the history & background of this inhuman treatment read The undesirables by Sarah Wise

I often wonder who I am myself! Though one thing I’m in no doubt about — I’ve never heard of her. Is she a folk singer?

“And on the substantive issue for that column, of her being “struck by the polarisation in politics”, if she [Sturgeon] really needs to understand how we got to this place, then she simply needs look in the mirror.” My ⁦Holyrood magazine⁩ column. holyrood.com/editors-column…

No amount of rhetoric will ever alter the fact Sturgeon led the way in eroding women’s rights & supported beardy blokes venting their misogynistic hate towards those of us defending our rights.
Emergency broom cupboard broadcast anyone?
Her hypocrisy is staggering.😏

'Whale hate and harpooning are on the rise,' warns Captain Ahab.
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💜 She’s not the only woman incredulous at the brass neck of our erstwhile First Minister who, when she had power, dismissed women’s views as ‘not valid’. Her attempt to try and reinvent herself as a women’s rights campaigner is pathetic. There is only one woman Sturgeon cares…

JK Rowling posts incredulous tweet about Nicola Sturgeon's comments on women's rights scotsman.com/news/politics/…

It wasn't just about the content of the policies she promoted, it was her attitude and behaviour towards women who disagreed.

'Sturgeon ....identifies an issue, comes up with a simple, but unevidenced fix; picks a side; lobs in some passive aggressive comments; steamrollers on; and then wonders why it becomes so polarised.' This is her whole MO. Times for a different one to characterise our politics.

Mairi McAllan there positioning herself as the new queen of the so-called progressives within the SNP.

It’s not often I’m rendered speechless……. scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-…

Those of us fighting against the rollback of women's rights in Scotland for some time, and whom Ms Sturgeon accused of being 'misogynist, homophobic, possibly racist' are all WTF'ed by this. #brassnecksturgeon

I couldn’t agree more with Nicola Sturgeon - the more history that women write themselves, the more stories about women, written by women the better!

Self-awareness is an underappreciated quality. I think everyone needs to start doing better frankly.

This will be a very important moment for the resetting of the political debate on identity politics in Scotland.

On World Press Freedom day, enjoy a read about The Scotsman's wee victory over the absurd complaints of Trump International after we reported - accurately - on food hygiene issues at one of The Donald's Scottish resorts.

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This 💯