Image:Susan Smith says people will use the new law maliciously JK Rowling and Elon Musk have publicly criticised the change, suggesting it erodes free speech. Those who support the law insist it will make Scotland more tolerant. Rebecca Crowther, chief executive of Equality Network in...
The three safeguarding measures in the "lock" are an explicit clause on free speech, a defence for the accused's behaviour being "reasonable" and the fact that the act is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. What have other political parties said about the law? The Sc...
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Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Closer To Home:“‘An assault on free speech’: US uni event cancelled by gender ideology activists A speaker warning about radical gender ideology…” Feb 4, 17:18 Neil Singleton on Closer To Home:“Sounds like you are proposing a DeFacto Referendum. Didn’t ...
receive no protections under this new law. Critics — most notably Rowling — called hooey on its professed purpose and argued that what the law actually intends to do is to limit freedom of speech. And in particular, speech defending the sex-based rights of women. On X (former...
1st April is a dark day for Scotland all all who believe in freedom of speech. Let’s hope light soon returns. 0 Reply DebatableLands 9 months ago Unfortunately the public at large won’t understand that they are now in a dark place until the law starts to be used against them. ...
In Scotland, in recent years, there have been major successes in defeating efforts by the Home Office to escalate their barbaric dawn raids on asylum seekers. As a direct result of this success, over eight hundred families in Glasgow have been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK. Cr...
Reflective of the sisterhood felt in the room, nearly all motions passed unanimously. Debate proved particularly lively towards the end of the second day on Israel and Palestine, where delegates disagreed over language. This is reflective of a much wider challenge in international law over the term...
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