Gordon Brown, who was crowned as Leader of the Labour Party today, is to support a change in the law to enable all convicted prisoners to vote. Although Gordon Brown did not expressly refer to this at a special Labour Party conference in Manchester, however, it may be implied from this statement: "Wherever we find opportunity denied, aspirations unfulfilled, potential unrealised; wherever and whenever we find injustice and unfairness, there we must be also - and it is our duty to act."
It may be remembered that Tony Blair publicly stated that he was against convicted prisoners getting the vote, in spite of the European Court of Human Rights deciding that it was a breach of human rights to deny prisoners the franchise. Gordon Brown promised change. He indicated that Blair operated without morals, whereas he would have a moral compass to guide him. Also he said his values included honesty (we know that this was not the case with Blair), and duty. If Gordon Brown is a man of conviction, as he claims, then he cannot sidestep this issue.
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