1.0Murray Blackburn Mackenziehttps://murrayblackburnmackenzie.orgKath Murrayhttps://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/author/kathmurray99/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8QleTE5b89"><a href="https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2021/03/10/mbm-statement-on-the-hate-crime-and-public-order-bill/">MBM statement on the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill (March 2021)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2021/03/10/mbm-statement-on-the-hate-crime-and-public-order-bill/embed/#?secret=8QleTE5b89" width="600" height="338" title="“MBM statement on the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill (March 2021)” — Murray Blackburn Mackenzie" data-secret="8QleTE5b89" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/esteban-4VNsmsOCg1A-unsplash.jpg?fit=1920%2C1222&ssl=119201222Today MSPs are likely to pass into law one of the most contentious pieces of legislation considered in the lifetime of the Scottish Parliament. Last May, we wrote of our surprise that such controversial proposals – which did not feature in the SNP’s 2016 Holyrood manifesto – were being brought forward in the middle of […]