The human rights act, are the torys still getting rid of it?

[NoNeed]

Havn't heard aything since the election on this, but they said many many times over the years they would dump it.

Have they? Are they?

Just wondering because if there are any challenges to the cuts, this is almost certaiinly going to be used. So it would surely make political sense.

[Victor McDade]

No, they've had a change of heart:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politic...

[NoNeed]

Victor McDade said:

No, they've had a change of heart:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politic...

Thanks.








bds!

[essexplumber]

I think that may be because the Libs are involved though.

[Eric Mc]

Could they get rid of it?

I like the fact that some human rights are now guaranteed in the UK - which wasn't the case before.

[frosted]

essexplumber said:

I think that may be because the Libs are involved though.

Fu koff

[essexplumber]

frosted said:

essexplumber said:

I think that may be because the Libs are involved though.

Fu koff

????

[s2art]

Eric Mc said:

Could they get rid of it?

I like the fact that some human rights are now guaranteed in the UK - which wasn't the case before.

In theory, of course. Parliament is sovereign. There may be some issues to deal with WRT the EU.
There would be nothing to prevent us implementing our own HRA.

[mybrainhurts]

TORYS TORIES...

HTH...

[Eric Mc]

s2art said:

Eric Mc said:

Could they get rid of it?

I like the fact that some human rights are now guaranteed in the UK - which wasn't the case before.

In theory, of course. Parliament is sovereign. There may be some issues to deal with WRT the EU.
There would be nothing to prevent us implementing our own HRA.

That's what should have been done originally.

The fact that UK "subjects" have never had proper "rights" enshrined in any sort of basic document has always been a shortcoming.

[Mojooo]

There was a thread on PH pre-election on this issue - and IIRC almost no one actually agreed with getting rid of the HRA (well the main things it protects anyway)

[NoNeed]

mybrainhurts said:

TORYS TORIES...

HTH...

I realised after it was too late to edit. well spotted, I acually thought I had got away with it

[markcoznottz]

Harpersons equality bill is far more divisive