Latest on plans to criminalize 'hate speech' in homes
The Scottish Government’s hate crime Bill, currently being considered by Holyrood, leaves out the dwelling defence currently included in legislation in England and Wales.
An amendment to include one was recently voted down by a committee of MSPs.
Jim Sillars, a former Deputy Leader of the SNP, has warned that as proposed, the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill will ‘restrict the boundaries of free speech’.