Kathleen Nutt

Glasgow

Political Correspondent at The Herald (Scotland)

Political Correspondent, The Herald; contact me on [email protected]

Articles

Sarwar open to considering new gender reform legislation

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Kathleen Nutt

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. (Image: Jane Barlow) Anas Sarwar has said he would consider future gender recognition reforms if new legislation was brought to Holyrood. On Wednesday, the Scottish Government lost its Supreme Court battle against campaign group For Women Scotland with judges ruling the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”.
Watchdog: Ruling bars trans women from women's sport, toilets and changing rooms

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Kathleen Nutt

Susan Smith, left, and Marion Calder, of For Women Scotland, outside the Supreme Court (Image: PA) Trans women cannot use single-sex female toilets, changing rooms or compete in women’s sports in light of a Supreme Court ruling, the head of the UK equalities watchdog said.
Ruling could 'stoke culture wars' against trans people

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Kathleen Nutt

Campaigners outside the Supreme Court (Image: PA) A Supreme Court ruling that the terms "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex may be used to stoke the "culture wars" against trans people, according to a senior MSP.
Pressure grows on Scottish Government to act after Supreme Court ruling

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Hannah Brown |Kathleen Nutt |Rebecca McCurdy

Susan Smith (L) and Marion Calder, directors of 'For Women Scotland' cheer as they leave the Supreme Court on April 16, 2025 in London, England. (Image: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) The First Minister is facing increasing pressure from opposition parties and women's groups to update guidance for public bodies following a landmark ruling on the legal definition of a woman.
John Swinney facing calls for new guidance on single sex spaces use

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Kathleen Nutt

First Minister John Swinney (Image: PA) First Minister John Swinney is facing calls to provide new guidance to public bodies on the use of single sex spaces such as toilets and changing rooms following a legal ruling that the terms "woman" in a piece of key legislation refers to only a biological woman and not a trans woman.
Tears of joy - and sadness - as landmark 'woman definition' ruling delivered

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Kathleen Nutt

Judges at the Supreme Court in London, handing down their judgment on the legal definition of a woman. (Image: PA Video/PA Wire) Tears of joy and sadness gripped rival campaigners after the Supreme Court handed down its ruling shortly after 10am this morning. The winners the gender critical group For Women Scotland expressed their delight on X as the key paragraphs were read out by Lord Hodge that the term 'woman' in the Equality Act was based on biological sex.
Analysis: Will it be third time lucky for the SNP's Katy Loudon?

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Kathleen Nutt

SNP by-election candidate Katy Loudon (Image: Graphic: Derek McArthur) Will it be third time lucky for the SNP's Katy Loudon? The South Lanarkshire councillor has been unveiled as her party's candidate in the upcoming by-election for the Holyrood seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse. It will take place on June 5 and follows the untimely death of the SNP MSP and minister Christina McKelvie, a woman respected and liked across the parliamentary chamber.
Scotland's trans community in 'anxious' wait ahead of rulling

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Kathleen Nutt

People carrying Trans rights banners take part in the Pride Glasgow parade through the city centre. (Image: PA) Scotland’s transgender community is waiting anxiously for a landmark court judgement tomorrow amid fears over rights being downgraded, The Herald has been told. Maggie Chapman, the Scottish Greens's equality spokeswoman, said that whatever the outcome of a Supreme Court case her party would "stand with the trans community".
Nigel Farage to campaign in June by-election in Hamilton

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Kathleen Nutt

Reform leader Nigel Farage (Image: PA) Nigel Farage is to campaign for the Reform candidate in the Hamilton by-election ahead of the vote on June 5 when he visits Scotland next month. The poll, caused by the untimely death of SNP MSP Christina McKelvie at the age of just 57, is seen as the first acid test for Reform surge since the party outperformed expectations at July’s general election.
Ferry operators demand upgrades on roads to Cairnryan terminal

2 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Kathleen Nutt

The Cairnryan terminal in Dumfries and Galloway (Image: Jane Barlow/PA) Irish Sea ferry operators are pressing the Scottish Government to upgrade the A77 and A75 to the Cairnryan warning the poor state of the two roads is putting lives in danger. Stena Line is committed to the service but warned the situation "had created uncertainty" over the scale of its future investment.