The Independent View: How do we stop the growth of the surveillance state?
From any dispassionate view, it’s clear that the Liberal Democrats have consistently believed that the protection of our right to privacy is vital for a free and open society. However, protecting that...
View ArticleOpinion: Healthy scepticism alive and well among Liberty’s ranks
At the weekend Liberty held its AGM. Jo Shaw was there… We are, as our esteemed director, Shami Chakrabarti said on Saturday “a gobby lot”. In that, the Liberty membership share much in common with the...
View ArticleOpinion: a British Bill of Rights should include judicial review of legislation
British people’s attitude to fundamental rights is deteriorating alarmingly. Liberal Democrats in government have a key opportunity to reverse the trend. When the incoming Labour Government issued...
View ArticleOpinion: Are hyper-injunctions compatible with the Human Rights Act?
“Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.” That famous aphorism is commonly quoted, though perhaps not in the courts that hand down hyper-injunctions...
View ArticleLibLink | Nick Clegg: “Human beings need human rights – in Britain as well as...
Nick Clegg writes this evening at Comment is Free on the need for the British government to uphold human rights at home as well as abroad. He describes the strengths of British human rights laws, and...
View ArticleTheresa May succeeds where Nadine Dorries failed
As I quipped during Liberal Democrat conference, one of the most popular Conservative MPs with party activists is Nadine Dorries, courtesy of that question at PMQs. Today Home Secretary Theresa May has...
View ArticleLiberal Democrat members support proposed changes to planning rules, just
Lib Dem Voice has polled our members-only forum to discover what Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. Some 550 party members...
View ArticleOpinion: Human Rights – A call to arms
“David Cameron will launch a 100-day policy offensive…” states the Sunday Times, reporting on the Conservatives’ predicted assault on Europe and Human Rights just days after they secured the most...
View ArticleOpinion: Human Rights Reform – where the nuance could be more dangerous than...
The Conservative Majority government has recently announced the Michael Gove is to be our new justice secretary, and that part of his agenda is the Conservative manifesto promise to scrap the Human...
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Opinion: The Human Rights Act – undemocratic and illiberal
Liberals (with a small “L”) believe that society should not be governed by immutable dogma. New laws can be created when required and old laws changed or removed. Immutable revelation only applies to...
View ArticleLibLink: Catherine Bearder MEP: How can Britain celebrate Magna Carta and...
Catherine Bearder MEP has co-written an article for the New Statesman on the Conservatives’ plans to abolish the Human Rights Act. She said: Fundamental rights, the rule of law and democratic...
View ArticleLamb and Farron launch Liberal Democrat campaign to save the Human Rights Act
Both leadership candidates have joined forces to launch the Liberal Democrat campaign to save the Human Rights Act from destruction. This is yet another of these things that the Tories would have quite...
View ArticleLibLink: Tom Brake – The Human Rights Act
Over at the party website, Tom Brake has been writing about the importance of the Human Rights Act. The Tories may have apparently watered down planned action to repeal it but they are absolutely...
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The LDV debate: Is the Human Rights Act undemocratic and illiberal? – Part...
The legendary Newbury & West Berkshire Liberal Democrat Summer Extravangaza, in idyllic surroundings, reaches its climax last Saturday with the drawing of the 200 club winners by local spokesperson...
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Opinion: Three small ways in which a British Bill of Rights could improve on...
The title of this piece is fairly self-explanatory. As such, I shall get straight into the substance of my proposals: 1) Whereas any interference with a person’s human rights must be “necessary in a...
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The Human Rights Act 1998: Why this must always be protected
After the 2015 general election, David Cameron announced that during his time in government he will try and scrap the Human Rights Act of 1998 and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. After this...
View ArticleConference Countdown 2015: Human Rights motion – we need to be careful not to...
View image | gettyimages.com As many will know, there is an excellent motion on Human Rights to be debated at the Bournemouth conference. I have set out the motion below this post. I have one query...
View ArticleThe Conservatives are trampling on Churchill’s legacy
Winston Churchill once said that the “mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country”. A “calm,...
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15 years on – Lib Dems up the ante on the Human Rights Act
Tim Farron tweeted on Friday: It's 15 years since the Human Rights Act became law. The @Libdems will fight tooth and nail to protect this landmark piece of legislation. — Tim Farron (@timfarron)...
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Five ideas to fight for
Anthony Lester, the Liberal Democrat peer, lawyer and “the most eminent human rights lawyer in Britain” has been interviewed by the Huffington Post. He highlights how, as a Jew, he was exposed to...
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