As Humza Yousaf faces the possibility of being ousted from power in a general election, just one in five Scottish people support keeping the left-wing government’s tough new speech laws in place. .
Just 21 people in Scotland support the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, which comes into force on Monday and makes it a crime to “incite hatred” against several protected classes, according to a survey conducted by pollster FindOutNow. %was. Some face up to seven years in prison.
Conversely, the poll found that 45% were in favor of repealing the new audio regulations, while a further 35% were undecided. By party, three in four Conservative voters want the law repealed, compared to just under half of Labor voters.
Remarkably, almost a third (31 per cent) of supporters of Prime Minister Humza Yousaf’s left-wing separatist Scottish National Party (SNP) government also supported repealing the law. times report.
Despite the unpopularity of the authoritarian speech code, only the Scottish Conservatives have so far publicly stated that they support repealing the law.
butHarry potter Author JK Rowling, who lives in Scotland and is a leading critic of the law, warned that Yousaf would suffer at the polls for violating freedom of speech.
rolling Said While most Scots are “disturbed and angry by Mr. Yousaf’s clumsy incompetence and illiberal authoritarianism,” critics of his government have “lobbied to lock him up for that reason.” “We are not doing this,” he said.
“I don’t believe in putting people who disagree with me in prison. We have the ballot box, and that’s where Mr. Yousaf’s natural comeback will be,” the author writes. .
Awakening fails: Scottish left-wing leader faces more hate speech charges than JK Rowling, police are flooded with reportshttps://t.co/K8hzNfPSFD
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Latest vote The YouGov article suggests that Rowling may be right, as the Scottish National Party, which has dominated Scottish politics for most of the past two decades, is on track to be relegated to the country’s second-largest party.
The SNP is likely to retain only 19 seats at the next general election, according to the survey, down from the 43 it currently holds in the devolved council in Edinburg. Meanwhile, Labor is expected to win 28 seats, while the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are expected to win five seats each.
Rather than taking responsibility for the government’s failures and the scandal that brought down his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon’s government, Mr Yousaf blamed Westminster for Scotland’s woes, while the country left the UK and rejoined the European Union. The party continued to push for this.
“I know we are working with one hand tied behind our backs because of a Westminster Government that in no way represents Scotland’s needs and interests,” he said. Said.
“With the Conservatives and Sir Keir Starmer’s Labor Party both committed to austerity and spending cuts, and hoisting their wagons towards a broken Brexit, Scotland needs independence now more than ever. As the SNP celebrates its 90th anniversary and reflects on changes for the better, one thing has never changed: restoring Scottish independence and creating a better future for everyone who lives here. Our unwavering mission is to create.”
Called bluff: Scottish police won’t prosecute JK Rowling over transgender comments, author vows to stand by women who call ‘men will be men’https://t.co/P32sQoi9Ef
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