The case against New Labour's religious hate law / Index ONline, 14 Jul 2005

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Lord Anthony Lester
"New Labour's plans for a law to prohibit incitement to religious hatred suffer from the twin vices of vagueness and uncertainty and over-breadth and a lack of proportion. Ministers have claimed that, 'the proposed measure is not an extension of the law on blasphemy - it is about protecting people -not beliefs.'

But Ministers acknowledge that there is an, 'understandable tendency to link the two' and that the public debate has, 'led to some unrealistic expectations.'"