ROBERT HARDMAN: Two weeks in and Scotland's already riven by mutiny
ROBERT HARDMAN: This is a law which makes it a 'hate' crime to abuse a man in a dress but not a woman wearing the very same dress.
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ROBERT HARDMAN: This is a law which makes it a 'hate' crime to abuse a man in a dress but not a woman wearing the very same dress.
Police Scotland received nearly 7,800 hate reports in the law's first week - many of which targeted JK Rowling (pictured). But just 240 reports have been logged as alleged crimes.
The moment is a major milestone for Labour and Scottish politics, and will shake SNP confidence.
Justice Secretary Angela Constance has criticised Police Scotland’s hate monster, saying the campaign “didn't particularly appeal to me.”
David Threadgold, chairman of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), says Police Scotland's vow to investigate every report of hate crime has created a 'simply unmanageable' situation.