Human rights reform: will the Tories end up with the same bill but under a...
Number 10 has not given an official denial that David Cameron has ruled out pulling out of the European Convention on human rights, with the Prime Minister’s official spokeswoman today saying that the...
View ArticleMass surveillance is being undermined by the ‘Snowden effect’
We are in the middle of a Crypto war again. Perhaps we have always been in the middle of a Crypto war. Since the 70s, the right and ability to encrypt private communications has been fought over, time...
View ArticleThe migrant crisis has presented us with a moral duty that is impossible to...
The migrant crisis raises the largest questions about our basic public creed, our ideology, secular humanism. Normally we pay little attention to this creed. Yes, yes, we affirm the ideal of universal...
View ArticleCameron tells Tories they no longer have to follow international law
People go on about the awful pressure of 24/7 media on our leaders, and how hard the constant scrutiny must be to bear. But politicians and civil servants know that more means less. As more news sites...
View ArticleThe brutality of China’s one-child policy is still shocking
So, China’s Communist Party has radically modified its one-child policy in favour of a one-or-two-child policy. For most politically minded Brits, it was a useful reminder that the policy actually...
View ArticleWhat’s the hold up with the British Bill of Rights?
Before the election, the Tories talked about introducing a British Bill of Rights in their first 100 days in office. But eight months on from the election, the government hasn’t even started...
View ArticleAre Anders Breivik’s human rights really being contravened, or is it simply...
Anders Behring Breivik – the Norwegian extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 – has for the last few days been involved in a human rights trial in his prison in the south of Norway. Many would argue...
View ArticleWill the human rights industry ever admit that it has Christian roots?
Helena Kennedy’s two-part radio programme on human rights was very predictable. She did a lot of hand-wringing. She spoke some passionate rhetoric about our common humanity. She quoted Hannah Arendt....
View ArticleIt’s time to drop the British Bill of Rights for good
The Government plans to scrap plans to scrap plans to scrap the Human Rights Act. Here we go again. Following snugly in the footsteps of her two predecessors as Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss has promised...
View ArticleThe anti-Trump protesters forget where Britain’s true friendships lie
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 03: A protester holds a placard saying "Trump, you are so not welcome" as Donald Trump attends a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace on June 03, 2019 in London, England. President...
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