Why aren’t Scotland’s politicians standing up for Sandie Peggie?

The remarkable story of nurse Sandie Peggie, suspended from her job after she complained about the presence of a male doctor in a staff changing room, has what politicos describe as ‘cut through’. Over the past week, a tribunal in Dundee has heard jaw-dropping evidence about how the nurse was treated when she questioned the presence of Dr Beth Upton, a trans woman, in a female-only space. Even BBC Scotland, normally decidedly squeamish about covering anything that might upset touchy trans activists, has carried daily reports on the case brought by Peggie against both her employers, NHS Fife, and Upton.

To give you a flavour of proceedings so far, on Monday, Upton – a doctor, remember – said biological sex was a ‘nebulous’ term. This is a case that was always going to attract attention and divide opinion. On one side there are those who agree Peggie should not have been expected to undress in front of someone male.