And I thought the EU had imposed the Human Rights Act on us

[mybrainhurts]

I've been ranting for years that the festering political correctness of the European Union had lumbered us with the Human Rights Act that offers comfort to so many miscreants.

Not so...

The Shadow Home Secretary informs me that Tony Blair's gang adopted it voluntarily. A quick search reveals it was laid down by the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in 1950. Very quick search, I might be wrong.

So, what happened in 1998, shortly after Triumphal Tony took the helm to lead us on to greater things?

....Tony, Darling, I see rich pickings as a human rights lawyer, just pop along and adopt the European Convention, there's a good boy...




It really pains me to say it, but I did the EU an injustice there...




...My wife's a human rights lawyer, you know, which makes us considerably richer than yow....


Spit, spit and, thrice......spit.

[Swilly]

I believe the Human Rights Act empowers the EU legislation.

[turbobloke]

Even more spit than a large container full of spit.

The BLiars need a dose of what's happening to Thaksin Shinawatr.

[Stuismyname]

Swilly said:

I believe the Human Rights Act empowers the EU legislation.

It incorporated the ECHR into English law. Which, depending upon your point of view, didn't need to be done - except that is, to reduce the power of the judiciary to set aside offending UK legislation.

I thought this was old news

[Toni896]

I thought most things are dreamt up in Brussels, however it's the member countries interpretation.

e.g ID cards.

Brussels say you really really need id cards. UK Plc says, good idea lets get DNA/fingerprints and anything else we can while blaming EU rules.

[FPC]

The Convention on Human Rights was adopted post WW2 as a reponse to the Nazi atrocities. It was actually primarily a British document drawn up by the Council of Europe. IIRC a Tory MP was responsible for its drafting.

Funny how times change...

[Jasandjules]

Not Europe but Mrs Blair. To be fair the UK wrote the rules so should have adopted them a long time earlier. Mr Bliar did not adopt article 13 though.

[Timmy35]

Toni896 said:

I thought most things are dreamt up in Brussels, however it's the member countries interpretation.

There's something rather ironic about happily lighting up a smoke in a pub in Brussels.

[FPC]

Timmy35 said:

Toni896 said:

I thought most things are dreamt up in Brussels, however it's the member countries interpretation.

There's something rather ironic about happily lighting up a smoke in a pub in Brussels.

I'n not sure what is ironic - the smoking ban was not an EU law.