While scrapping the HRA would severely curtail people’s ability to seek legal redress in U.K. courts for violations of their fundamental rights, the Tories’ threat to withdraw the U.K. from the ECHR are far more frightening.
Yeah, it is particularly upsetting to be called, whatever it was, sneery, or a snob, given the background I have.
When one party is really unpopular, like the Conservatives in 1997, AV can really skew the result disproportionately against them.
The U.K.’s reputation as a business destination will suffer if its authorities cannot be relied on to enforce the law.
Putting roadblocks in the way of legitimate strike action only increases the likelihood of more wildcat strikes, which in turn will make it that much harder for employers to address legitimate grievances, given that they’ll lose the ability to negotiate with recognised union leaders.
I don’t think we should be undermining our democracy.
You have to be very poor and desperate, or very rich, or lucky, to live in Islington. We don’t have the people in the middle, the people who serve the community.
First-past-the-post builds a direct relationship between a community and their MP. Residents come together to decide who most people want as their national representative. No one has more than one vote and it has to be cast responsibly.
One of the fundamental pillars of international humanitarian law is that proper distinction should be made between military targets and civilians. That is why indiscriminate bombing, let alone the deliberate targeting of residential areas or agricultural infrastructure, is considered a war crime.
The right to strike is one of the most important safeguards working people have in this country. It’s a weapon of last resort that has served throughout history as a bargaining tool which allows unions to push for recognition of ordinary workers’ rights to be paid fairly and treated with dignity.
We need to put human rights, a belief in multilateralism and respect for international law back at the heart of foreign policy.
Prosperity need not come at the expense of this country’s proudest traditions as a beacon of justice.
We should waive fees for those taking equal pay claims; they are our whistleblowers and should be encouraged.
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