The Greens are embarrassing the SNP

For an image of the ‘progressive nationalism’ that has disfigured Scottish public life over the past decade, look no further than the Scottish Green party MSP Maggie Chapman. She was one of the driving forces behind the SNP-Green government’s attempts to make Scotland a testing ground for transgender ideology. Along with her Green party colleagues, Chapman is a major reason why Scottish voters are turning against the coalition government.

During the row over the SNP’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill, Chapman called for the Scottish government to ‘explore’ the possibility of allowing children to change legal sex from age 8. She also scolded textbooks that suggested sex is binary, and said that we can’t be sure what sex people are unless they had their chromosomes tested. No-nonsense Scottish women on Mumsnet suggested that Chapman should head for a ladies’ loo – if she can still find one – and take a look at herself.