Racial and Religious Hatred Bill

Again, the hon. Gentleman will have his own opinions, but the concept of ““threatening, abusive and insulting”” is understood and interpreted by the courts. It would be bizarre in the extreme if for this offence, and this offence only, we referred only to threatening behaviour and did not use the words ““abusive and insulting””. What would the courts make of that in relation to this legislation and, I might say, all other public order legislation?