Scotland’s new Hate Crime law backfires

Apr 4, 2024 by

by Will Jones, Daily Sceptic: “More Complaints” About Humza Yousaf’s 2020 Speech About “Often Being the Only Non-White Person in the Room” Than J.K. Rowling Under New Hate Crime Law as Police Receive 4,000 Complaints in Two Days. Humza...

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It’s not just Scots whose free speech is under threat

Apr 3, 2024 by

by Lauren Smith, spiked: If Rishi Sunak really cared about free expression, he would scrap the UK’s tyrannical hate-speech laws. Earlier this week, the authoritarian Hate Crime Act came into effect in Scotland. Anyone caught ‘stirring up...

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Former CPS Director: ‘We don’t create thought crimes in this country’

Apr 2, 2024 by

from The Christian Institute: The former head of the Crown Prosecution Service has emphasised that offending someone is not a criminal offence. In an interview with The Guardian, Max Hill KC said politicians “should remember what free...

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Diversity training ‘forces workers to hide beliefs’ for fear of losing job

Apr 2, 2024 by

by Daniel Martin, Telegraph: Free Speech Union found that 31 per cent had left a former employer because of their endorsement of ‘woke’ ideology. Almost two-thirds of staff who undergo diversity training at work say they have had to...

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Climate of harassment and censorship threatens free speech, warns Government advisor

Mar 26, 2024 by

by Charles Hymas, Telegraph: Dame Sara Khan says politicians and individuals are being subjected to abuse and rape and death threats to stop them expressing their views. Free speech is being threatened by a “dangerous climate of...

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Scotland and Canada, united in confusion over freedom of speech

Mar 25, 2024 by

by Chris Selley, National Post: Nobody in either country knows what their landmark new legislation is going to look like in real life. That’s a terrible feature in any law. “Police told to target comics under new hate crime law,” was The...

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