The Conservatives say they will scrap Britain’s human rights bill – and bring in a new set of rules. But some leading Tories have condemned the plans, describing them as unworkable.
The story surrounding Google’s removal of a link to BBC journalist Robert Peston’s blog becomes ever more intriguing.
Marriage in English law is still a fundamentally heterosexual activity: “The union of one man, with one woman, voluntarily entered into for life.” The Church of England happens to think it should stay that way.
Gary Gibbon
As the government recruits members for its Commission on the Bill of Rights, Gary Gibbon asks if it could ever result in a challenge to the might of the European Court of Human Rights?
Gary Gibbon
The debate on votes for prisoners takes place in the House of Commons today – it’s set to be a real battle as the Government receives new evidence warning of a £143m compensation bill if it ignores the ECHR ruling, as Gary Gibbon writes.