Gove and the Human Rights Act

I feel I should reply, but that might look wrong, so lets get back to the Human Rights Act.

I too have wondered if anything lies behind some disingenuous statements and questions

so lets get back to the Human Rights Act.

Sorry soon, that question was probably against your human rights.

There would be anarchy if they tried to replace the HRA with anything less than rigorous.

Even I, who believes the victims' rights should come before those of criminals, would be marching.

ukhumanrightsblog.com/2015/05/11/the-round-up-a-british-bill-of-rights-on-the-horizon/

Keir Starmer, the former DPP, is now Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras.
I hope he gets given the post of shadow to Gove. He should be able to run rings round him.

That's a bit of bright news this week durhamjen. I'm a Keir Starmer fan and like you, hope he gets to shadow Gove. Keir Starmer is intelligent, seems grounded and focussed on the rights of victims. Here'e hoping my assessment is correct.

He's also written books on Human Rights. A case of using your resources, I hope.

www.change.org/p/david-cameron-mp-we-call-on-the-government-and-the-prime-minister-to-provide-a-national-referendum-on-the-planned-abolition-of-the-human-rights-act?source_location=trending_petitions_home_page&algorithm=curated_trending

Something to sign.

Done

This is interesting, particularly the link on it about the government report.

theconversationuk.cmail2.com/t/r-l-aguyhk-iudkikukhu-n/

Hadn't realised that Keir Starmer was standing against Natalie Bennett. Right one got in there, I think, although she did come third. The one in the middle was called Will Blair! No relation.

Someone on Newsnight has just suggested Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party, Iam64.

I wonder if anyone thinks we have a responsibility to keep the Human Rights act in order to be able to set standards for other countries. If we repeal it and have our own, less democratic regimes could claim to be following our example by developing their own legislation. An international standard of Human rights is essential and we should lead the way in developing and maintaining this.

Yes, trisher. It's strange how they always want to lead the world or be world beating in lots of other areas, but not human rights.

fullfact.org/law/conservative-party-bill-of-rights-39308/
This is what the Tories want to put in the place of the Human Rights Act.
I cannot see why.

Beginning to get interesting - report in the Guardian of a number of Tories calling themselves the Runnymead Group including David Davies, Ken Clarke and a others including a number of QC's who are unhappy about what DC intends to do. They argue that the Conservative party has always stood up for individual rights - and were instigators in the whole thing after WW11 and in forming the ECHR. They are arguing that there is no need to alter what we have at present and are alarmed at the possibility of watering it down. Gove is going to have his work cut out if her wants to avoid a rebellion. Remember there is only a 12 majority.

Presumably this will be in the Q's Speech? Then we will have some idea what is intended and when it is to be abolished.

There is an international standard for Human Rights 1948:

www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/

Widely ignored throughour the world, but something which, as a nation, we should aspire to live up to.

Interesting article from the Law Gazette.

Thought provoking.

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/medical-union-to-seek-legal-advice-on-treatment-of-young-doctors-amid-fear-nhs-is-breaching-human-rights-act-10255657.html

Interesting to see how the government gets out of this one.
I notice Amnesty has called for people to tell Gove to keep the Human Rights Act.

Earlier I said I cannot see why. That article ends with what's the point, thatbags.

Yes, it does.

I wonder though.... if there's 'no point', maybe there isn't much to worry about either.

Exactly, thatbags. I still agree with your post of Tue 12-May-15 20:51:22

Junior doctors - the link states:
^Although they work on average 46 to 47 hours a week, this can include spells in which they are contracted to work 12 days in a row.

Things have improved tremendously since DN trained then!!
I am so pleased.