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Precisely what form that medicine takes is a different question. Today, my noble friend Lord Moynihan of Chelsea has set out his proposed solution. I know the Government have commissioned the noble Lord, Lord Macdonald, to review the state of public order and hate crime legislation, and we await that review with bated breath. However, it is not enough for the Government to simply instigate a review and then refuse to give an indication of their direction of travel. I hope the Minister will be able to say a little more than simply, “We must wait for the outcome of the review”. I have to say to the Minister that it is an excuse that is beginning to wear a little thin.