Tag: Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act

The Scottish Enlightenment will die on April 1st 2024, 327 years after the incident that provoked it, when Thomas Aikenhead became the last Brit to be hanged for blasphemy, says C.J. Strachan.

In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are Rishi Sunak clinging on, Scotland's new hate crime law and whether Ofcom is gearing up to withdraw GB News's broadcasting licence.

J.K. Rowling has vowed to continue "calling a man a man" in defiance of controversial new SNP hate crime laws, which she branded "ludicrous".

The SNP's anti-Islamophobia campaign is in disarray following the revelation that Lindsay Taylor, the face of the campaign, works for the extremist organisation Muslim Engagement and Development.

Fraser Hudghton of the Free Speech Union challenges Scotland's Hate Crime Act following news that from next year, 'hate crime' will encompass age-related threats or abusive language.

It’s great news that the Government has promised to remove the clause in the Online Safety Bill dealing with content that’s ‘legal but harmful’ to adults. But that’s far from the only risk the Bill poses to free speech.

Peter Kearney, Director of Communications for the Catholic Church in Scotland, has written a great Thunderer for the Times explaining why he's joined the Scottish Advisory Council of the Free Speech Union.