Permission slip
The Telegraph tells us Starmer has finally managed to get the words out.
Sir Keir Starmer has finally broken his silence on the Supreme Court’s ruling that transgender women are not legally women.
The Prime Minister, who has faced criticism for failing to address the judgment since it was announced last Wednesday, said on Tuesday that the court had provided “real clarity”.
Well, there’s been real clarity all along, it’s just that we’ve been relentlessly bullied and punished for mentioning it. Starmer has done nothing to discourage that bullying and punishing.
Asked whether he believed a trans woman was a woman, Sir Keir told broadcasters: “A woman is an adult female, and the court has made that absolutely clear.
“I actually welcome the judgment because I think it gives real clarity. It allows those that have got to draw up guidance to be really clear about what that guidance should say.”
But it wasn’t clarity that was lacking, it was the freedom to say it aloud that was lacking. People who said it aloud were punished.

Well, he had to consult Tony Blair first, didn’t he.
Starmer is undoubtedly relieved by the UK Supreme Court’s decision, because it means that both the Tories and the TRAs in the Labour Party can’t attack him over single-sex provisions now. Given that a majority of UK voters agree with the Supreme Court’s decision, I’m sure Starmer can live with that.