Making Hussein safe

“How can it be right to stir up hatred against people simply because they belong to a particular religious group, or because they don’t share your religious beliefs? How can it be right that this remains unchallenged, particularly when it can lead to violence? Some of the most vocal criticisms against our proposal come from the left – the very people you might have thought would be the most ardent supporters. They deride it as an attack on free speech …”

Fiona MacTaggart argues that religious hatred laws are needed.

Guardian, 21 January 2005