[C19fan]

Observing from across the pond the Scottish National Party has a strong totalitarian streak to it. When the Catholic Church and Humanist Society both oppose this law you know something is horrible wrong.

[C19fan]

New offences of “possessing inflammatory material” are also created which covers people who “have in their possession threatening, abusive or insulting material with a view to communicating the material to another person”.

Right out of the Iron Curtain.

[C19fan]

I am assuming Her Majesty given she is Queen of Scotland needs to give royal assent. I know it will not happen but she should refuse on account of the suppression of freedom of speech, and freedom to petition the government.

[ScottinVA]

The national song should be changed to “Scotland the Slave.”

[Bonemaker]

Scotland has come a long way down since Bonnie Prince Charlie and Culloden in much the same fashion as we have since George Washington and the Revolutionary War.

[originalbuckeye]

1984 occurring. George Orwell would be appalled that he was so prescient with his writings. And in his own country as Scotland is part of Great Britain.

[apoliticalone]

The concept of PC and authorities reading our minds is so dangerous and counter to freedom that it needs to be outlawed. The concept wherever it originates is about oppression without justice.

[apoliticalone]

Citizens would then be wise to eliminate all Wi-Fi devices from their home. From your phone, refrigerator to Alexa to cable remotes etc all have capability to “listen in” and report. It is truly an outrageous threat. Most people are clueless. Those that push this hate speech garbage, and there is a common thread if you look, want unilateral power.

[sauropod]

Sure is.

This is not good.

[aquila48]

“Scottish Justice Secretary [Hamza Yousaf]”

Hamza Yousaf - definitely a Scottish name!

[libertylover]

BBC Scotland [and others] are amongst those to have raised concerns,

Must be really, really bad.