The right to freedom of expression is a fundamental right, which has not traditionally been prescribed by law, but can be considered more of a moral right. However the enactment of the Human Rights Act 1998 incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law, Article 10 of which creates a right to freedom of expression. Article 10 1 states "Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. The right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers." However this right to free speech...
distasteful to them?óÔé¼?ªto suppress attacks upon religious doctrine."

The Law Commission in 1985, did recommended that the offence be completely abolished but the Government has declined to make any changes. Sebastian Poulter has advanced an alternative compromise proposal, which would involve expanding the current law on incitement under the Public Order Act 1986, to include incitement to racial hatred and outraging religious sensibilities, which would also include protection for other religions. Although not without its faults, this would meet some of the criticism and would go some way in improving the current state of the law relating to blasphemy.