JK Rowling has said she will not delete social media posts which may breach new Scottish hate crime laws
In the Twitter/X post, the writer argued: “It is impossible to accurately describe or tackle the reality of violence and sexual violence committed against women and girls, or address the current assault on women’s and girls’ rights, unless we are allowed to call a man a man.”Criticising the new laws, she insisted that the “legislation is wide open to abuse by activists who wish to silence those of us speaking out about the dangers of eliminating women’s and girls’ single-sex spaces”.
Yousaf has also insisted he is “very confident in Police Scotland’s ability in order to implement this legislation in the way it should”.in the new laws – with Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs saying that 10,000 of the force’s 16,000 plus officers have done so. Speaking about the new legislation, the First Minister added: “Let’s remember of course that when it comes to stirring up offences of racial hatred, stirring up offences have existed since 1986, being policed with virtually no controversy whatsoever.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories.