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The Human Rights Act: To be or not to be?

The Conservatives have advocated a British Bill of Rights to replace the Human Rights Act (HRA). Cameron and Grieve have both recently made this clear. I’m still not sure why.  If a Bill of Rights is to replace the HRA, … Continue reading

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Tony Makara: Why political parties should end

The 20th century was the century of political ideology. A century that was rife  with wars and domestic political turmoil. This was all the end product of ideological politics. Ideology, by its very nature, is divisive. It sets people asunder … Continue reading

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1966 and all that

Thanks, at least in part, to some Italian inspiration and organisation, the England football team have deservedly qualified for next year’s World Cup after their 5-1 demolition of Croatia. In contrast, last night’s results mean the other home nations now … Continue reading

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Wasting time on things that aren’t a priority

Strangely, I don’t often read the Mirror. But this article is absolutely right. Hunting with dogs was banned – democratically, by a decision of the House of Commons, and in accordance with a Labour manifesto pledge – and agitating now to repeal the ban smacks of throwing a sop to what are perceived to be ‘core supporters’ in a mirror image of the way that the hunting ban itself was seen to have done… Continue reading

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42 Days is Dead and Buried. Now Is The Time To Turn Back the Tide of Illiberalism

Three cheers for the House of Lords for condemning one of the most illiberal pieces of legislation in modern British history to the legislative scrapheap.  Now we must hope that the Government does not have the temerity to introduce any other … Continue reading

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