Liberal Democrats: Call for a lost voice
If the Lib Dems, of all parties, will not fight back and make the case for rights, who can?
Or take the question of the Tory side's increasingly strident approach to court decisions, here and in Europe, under the European convention or the Human Rights Act. A liberal party should always stand up strongly – though not of course uncritically – for the convention, for the courts, for international codes and for the Human Rights Act. Liberals should also make the reasoned argument for prisoners' votes, or for the right to seek review of the inclusion of one's name on a criminal register – the issues which have triggered the right's current campaign. Of course the issues are difficult. But the Tories are up for a fight on them. If the Lib Dems, of all parties, will not fight back and make the case for rights, who can?
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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