If only the Hate Crimes Bill, one of Humza Yousaf’s wheezes from his times as Justice Secretary, was just an April Fool prank. The reason the bill hasn’t been activated has been attributed to Police Scotland’s need for “training, guidance and communications planning”. You can be sure there will be a rash of that kind of nonsense, citing this new law as an excuse. Police officers will be dragged into trivial spatsBut the confusion that is bound to follow the introduction of this law isn’t really their fault. For more news, follow us on Facebook and Twitter but never miss the latest top headlines and sign up to our daily newsletter here.

Source: Express March 16, 2024 15:08 UTC