Dear Sir,
Im struggling to find case law concerning the follwing question. The basis is if I said that a particular racial group would be better off dead and published it in a national magazine/newspaper what laws would I be breaking?
Many thanks
Douglas Brough
Alasdair Taylor's Answer
I’m not particularly familiar with the relevant law. There are a range of different statutory offences that can apply to racist publications. There’s a summary of the main laws on Liberty’s Your Rights website. See:
http://www.yourrights.org.uk/yourrights/right-of-free-expression/criminal-law-restrictions-on-freedom-of-expression/racial-hatred.html