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The law passed by 82 votes to 32 (Image: GETTY)
Marc Glendening, the think tank’s Head of Cultural Affairs, commented: “The passing of the Scottish government s Hate Crime Bill is a betrayal of the liberal ideals of the Scottish enlightenment.
“This authoritarian and sinister piece of legislation crosses a Rubicon in making even private conversations potentially criminal.
“In so doing, the Scottish government is entering legal territory that no other supposedly democratic state has ever entertained.
Boris Johnson has vowed to block any second independence referendum (Image: EXPRESS )
“The Act will also allow the authorities to charge individuals on the basis of statements defined as being abusive by a reasonable person .
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