Clause 1 - Hatred against persons on racial or religious grounds
Racial and Religious Hatred Bill
Public Bill Committees, 28 June 2005, 10:45 am
Chris Bryant (Rhondda, Labour)
As I understand it, the proposal is similar to the Lester amendment. The part that still seems complex, and which introduces a new concept, is the phrase “as a pretext for”. How would one judge whether something was a pretext for racial hatred?