Britain | The gender wars
Scotland’s new gender-reform law presents Rishi Sunak with a dilemma
He must decide whether to refer the law to the Supreme Court in London
Editor’s note (January 17th 2023): The British government said on January 16th that it would block the gender-recognition bill passed by the Scottish Parliament in December.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Questions of recognition”
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