The hate crime bill could end up criminalising people because of ill-considered abusive comments made at the time of an offence, when in fact hatred did not motivate their offence; also the ‘other genders’ part of the bill needs revisiting

Minister Jim O’Callaghan launches 2025 awareness campaign targeting misuse of illegal fireworks
24 September 2025 Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan today launched a nationwide awareness raising campaign to warn against the serious dangers posed by illegal fireworks and the strict...
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