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Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order Act 2024

The Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order Act introduced separate stirring-up offences in 2024.

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Jan 15, 2026
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What recent UK cases resulted in convictions for online hate speech and what sentences were handed down?

A series of high-profile UK prosecutions in 2024–25 led to convictions for online hate speech and offensive communications, producing outcomes from fines to multi‑month prison terms; notable examples ...

Feb 2, 2026

Are there UK laws on LGBTQ+ rights that J.K. Rowling has publicly supported or opposed?

has publicly opposed specific proposals and rulings that would broaden legal recognition of , and she has backed legal claims and groups that defend a sex-based definition of womanhood; these position...