Conservative peer Lord Ed Vaizey talks about JK Rowling warning that Scotland’s new hate crime law is “wide open to abuse”.
The Harry Potter author, who has become a fierce critic of the Scottish Government’s stance on transgender rights, has been one of the highest profile critics of the legislation.
The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act came into effect on Monday, consolidating existing hate crime legislation and creating a new offence of stirring up hatred against protected characteristics.
However, women have not been given protection under the law, with the Scottish Government instead promising to bring forward legislation to tackle misogyny.
Ed says: “She’s quite right to point out the flaws in this debate. The intolerance that is being generated by some aspects of the trans lobby is outrageous.”
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