Insults uttered during indyref could be prosecuted as hate crime

The “hotbed of insults” generated during constitutional campaigns such as Scottish independence and Brexit could be prosecuted under proposed new hate crime legislation, it has been claimed. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Nov 11, 2020 Good morning, Before we begin today, we remember the fallen on Remembrance Day. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn; At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We will remember them. Since the end of World War Two, thousands of British men and women have died in conflicts involving the UK - but their sacrifices are all-too-often forgotten. [This is the story of those conflicts - and the stories of those who fought in them.]( Insults uttered during indyref could be prosecuted as hate crime The “hotbed of insults” generated during [constitutional campaigns]( such as Scottish independence and Brexit could be prosecuted under proposed new hate crime legislation, it has been claimed. The Scottish Government’s draft Hate Crime Bill, currently being scrutinised in Holyrood, could criminalise the “robust exchanges” made between people of opposing political views, MSPs have heard. Do you agree with this? Read [Gina Davidson's]( full story [and have your say in the comment section of the article.]( If you value what we do please consider taking out a subscription, to support our work to keep people informed throughout this pandemic. 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