It is time for heads to roll. I am thrilled the Supreme Court has ruled that sex-based protections in equality law are there to protect biological women. But we must not ignore the shameful behaviour of cowards at the top of sporting bodies who allowed women to be put in harm’s way to pacify ideologically-driven activists.

The world witnessed a dereliction of duty on an epic scale when biological men were allowed to directly compete with women in our sporting categories. Women have risked career-ending injuries – it was almost as if sporting authorities were waiting for a death before they would go: ‘Oh yeah – we shouldn’t be doing this.’

Generations of women have battled for true equality in sport and when it comes to sponsorship we still receive a tiny slice of the cake. Whether in the world of sport or politics, why were so few people in positions of power prepared to defend women?

Perhaps I should not be surprised. I had to compete against women athletes from Communist states who had been pumped full of testosterone as their regimes perverted sport into a propaganda exercise.

I have friends who should have won Olympic medals and enjoyed the glory and opportunities such success unlocks.

I was not prepared to sit back and watch another generation of women lose out. That’s why I spoke out, and now we have the chance to put things right.

I want to make two things clear. First, this was never about being anti-trans.

I am excited about what sport can do for everybody, and I mean everybody. I would fight for absolutely anyone’s right to be able to do sport.

We need sensible arrangements so everyone can compete fairly and safely – and women athletes must be at the heart of the process of setting new rules.

Second, this is not just about elite sport. The rights of biological women must be respected in professional competitions, amateur events and neighbourhood swimming pools and leisure centres.

I will never forget when the parents of young footballers told me their daughters were self-harming because they had to play against boys and were getting injured and not winning anything.

I know three wonderful older women who used to go swimming in the local pool and found they were having to change with a man. They just stopped going.

This was happening all over the place. Women were self-excluding.

I salute the heroic women who brought the case to the Supreme Court and everyone who helped fund this historic and vital effort. It is time for a common sense revolution for the good of everyone.