Dang. The Scottish government really does hate women.

The Scottish Government has confirmed it will challenge For Women Scotland’s legal bid to remove guidance that allows male-born prisoners to be housed with women and permits transgender pupils to use single-sex facilities and sports in line with their gender identity.

Forcing women to share all their spaces with men, no matter how dangerous that is to the women. That’s some intense hatred.

While John Swinney welcomed the “clarity” provided by the ruling, the Scottish Government has said it is awaiting further guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) before issuing advice to public bodies. Some bodies, including the Scottish Parliament and Police Scotland, have already updated their policies in response to the ruling.

The EHRC has also repeatedly said ministers do not need to wait before acting on the ruling.

For Women Scotland co-director Trina Budge accused Mr Swinney’s administration of “arrogance.” She told the Mail on Sunday: “The Supreme Court ruling should have been the final word on the matter but it seems the arrogance of the Scottish Government knows no bounds. How it thinks it can possibly continue to defend these policies as being lawful is simply beyond our comprehension.”

The arrogance and the profound hatred of women.

The group’s summons, served on Scottish Ministers, the Lord Advocate and the Advocate General, was formally called by the Court of Session on September 10 after ministers failed to withdraw the policies within the 21-day deadline. Government lawyers have now confirmed they will appear in court to defend the guidance.

So they’re not just passively stalling, they’re defending their continued assault on women’s rights.

Ms Budge added: “Since the Scottish Government failed to withdraw the schools and prisons guidance within the 21 days given, our summons was called by the Court of Session on September 10. They now have seven days to lodge any defence.

“The Scottish Government has confirmed on Thursday that they will be making an appearance at court and we look forward to hearing how they can possibly justify promoting policies that allow boys into the girls’ changing room and house male murderers alongside women prisoners.

“It flies in the face of their public statement about accepting the Supreme Court judgment, which of course ruled that single-sex spaces should be provided on the basis of biological sex, and not how someone identifies. We think this is a shameful action by the Scottish Government and are totally flummoxed at what they think they are doing.”

I look forward to finding out.