Britain's New Hate Definition Will DESTROY Free Speech | Here's How (Fast Jet Performance)

The government has announced a new definition of anti-Muslim hate that includes violence, harassment and prejudicial stereotyping - as it insisted the move will not curtail free speech.

Ministers say it is a working definition and a "tool for government and organisations to better understand, measure, prevent and address anti-Muslim hostility".

Crucially, the definition is non-statutory - meaning it is advisory and has no legal backing.

Discrimination of someone due to their religion or belief is already unlawful under the Equality Act.

Communities Secretary Steve Reed told MPs that ministers had a duty to act against record levels of hate crime against Muslims, but that "you can't tackle a problem if you can't describe it".

He also denied the definition would interfere with freedom of speech or create "blasphemy laws by the back door".

Hate crimes against Muslims reported to police in England and Wales rose by almost a fifth in the year ending March 2025, to 3,199 offences.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, March 20, 2026.]