1.0Murray Blackburn Mackenziehttps://murrayblackburnmackenzie.orgAdventures in Evidencehttps://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/author/lucymay2013/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FC90SgGkFB"><a href="https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2023/02/19/the-gender-recognition-reform-scotland-bill-where-now/">The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: where now?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2023/02/19/the-gender-recognition-reform-scotland-bill-where-now/embed/#?secret=FC90SgGkFB" width="600" height="338" title="“The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: where now?” — Murray Blackburn Mackenzie" data-secret="FC90SgGkFB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/269154_083c2be9.jpg640480This article explains how the Scottish Labour leader has misunderstood the technical effect of the Section 35 Order, and of lifting it, and discusses where responsibility lies for resolving the problems identified by the UK Government.