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Nicola Sturgeon: I Was Part of the Problem on Trans Issues

by Will Jones
20 May 2024 6:17 PM

Nicola Sturgeon has said she was “part of the problem” on transgender issues and this was partly why she stood down as First Minister. The Telegraph has the story.

The former Scottish leader said she had received more abuse for her views on trans rights than any other topic, as she condemned “despicable” culture wars.

But she suggested that the trans rows that engulfed her, which peaked with the furore around sending male-born rapist Isla Bryson to a female jail, contributed to her downfall.

Explaining her decision to resign, the 53-year-old told the Charleston literary festival in Sussex: “I think in politics you reach a point where you know in yourself that you don’t have as much to give anymore.

“I also thought that politics in Scotland, like politics everywhere right now, is pretty polarised”, she said, adding that the country also has the divisive “independence issue” in the mix.

Ms. Sturgeon said she had “got to the point where I thought I was part of that problem” because there is no one in Scotland who “doesn’t have an opinion about me whether good or bad – and I’m not sure many people are indifferent”.

“It felt as if every issue people were coming at that issue in terms of how they thought about me – that felt true on the trans issue, it felt true on a number of issues – so I thought, well, if I take myself out of that maybe the politics, the discourse and the debate in Scotland will be a bit more healthy.

“It hasn’t quite worked out that way, but yes that is why I decided to stand down.”

Worth reading in full.

Tags: Isla BrysonNicola SturgeonScotlandTransgenderismWoke Gobbledegook

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varmint
varmint
1 year ago

I suspect this is the old trick whereby you admit to something you think you will get away with or you think people might forgive you for in the hope they let you off with all the rest. ———–I remember in that great film “Mutiny on the Bounty” with Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard, Captain Bligh (Howard) asked Fletcher Christian (Brando) to get a man to take his luggage to his cabin. Standing near by was a sailor played by Richard Harris who quickly volunteered for the task. When ribbed by his mates for sucking up to the Captain, Harris replied “Always speak up for the easy tasks ashore, to be spared the difficult ones at sea” —–I think maybe Sturgeon is a big fan of the film.

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varmint
varmint
1 year ago
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Make way for the Cape of Good Hope.

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Monro
Monro
1 year ago

Errrr……not wishing to rain on anyone’s parade but, wild shot in the dark, the campervan may have been a bigger part of the problem than you were, sausage…..

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varmint
varmint
1 year ago
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wink—————- as per my remarks above

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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
1 year ago

You weren’t PART of any problem, Nicola.

You WERE the problem.

Last edited 1 year ago by Marcus Aurelius knew
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godknowsimgood
godknowsimgood
1 year ago

She’s not an honest person, so if she’s voluntarily admitting to one thing, it’s to throw people off the scent of something bigger which she’s not admitting to.

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Jackthegripper
Jackthegripper
1 year ago

So, nothing to do with the ‘missing’ £600k she trousered?

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Old Brit
Old Brit
1 year ago

How a narcissist thinks

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