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Controversial Scottish hate crime legislation delayed
25 October 2021
Implementation of the Scottish Government's Hate Crime Act has been delayed, the Sunday Times has revealed, signalling continued problems with the controversial law.
New Online Safety Bill – but what does it mean?
12 May 2021
Today the UK Government published the Draft Online Safety Bill. Among a range of measures, the draft Bill proposes to:
New law to bolster free speech in higher education
12 May 2021
New legislation to safeguard free speech on campuses has been lodged in the UK parliament, after growing concern about the silencing of challenging and unorthodox views. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech)…
Teachers and children’s groups urge PM to curb online porn access
7 May 2021
Head teachers, children's groups and parliamentarians have called on the Prime Minister to introduce age verification on online porn sites.
Govt moves to cancel ‘cancel culture’ at universities
9 April 2021
‘Cancel culture’ and ‘no-platforming’ are to be challenged on university campuses with sanctions against institutions that fail to uphold freedom of speech.
Major free speech concerns remain over hate crime bill
2 February 2021
MSPs on the Justice Committee at the Scottish Parliament debated amendments to the Scottish Government's controversial hate crime bill today.
