London Neuters a Scottish Gender Swap Law, Warns on Cake

For the first time, the British government invokes Section 35 of the Scotland Act to veto the gender bill.

AP/Jacquelyn Martin, file
Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, May 17, 2022, at Washington. AP/Jacquelyn Martin, file

Lest anyone think America has a lock on the culture wars, a decision by the British government to block Scotland from passing a law pertaining to subjective gender identification will prove otherwise. While many hail the decision as an overdue swerve in the direction of women’s rights and common sense, it comes in the same week that Britain’s food standards agency has warned that bringing cake to the office could be harmful to one’s co-workers. 

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