Human Rights Act
Poll worry for Cameron on eve of conference speech
There was worrying poll news for David Cameron on the eve of his Tory party conference speech this afternoon, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Kitten heels May gets in a cat flap
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern reports on home secretary Theresa May’s embarrassing attempt at government by anecdote.
Clegg’s defence of Human Rights Act as welcome as it is timely
Liberals of all hues should welcome wholeheartedly Nick Clegg’s defence of the Human Rights Act, for a host of reasons, writes Dr Prateek Buch.
Press freedom in peril: Another celeb injunction, and now a contra mundum
The right to freedom of expression suffered a further blow yesterday when the High Court imposed a contra mundum injunction in a privacy case for the first time.
The coalition’s human rights timebomb
The Human Rights Act is a flash point for the Coalition. Theresa May says "no decision" has been made but Nick Clegg says a Government would tamper with it "at its peril".
Eight in ten want human rights enshrined in law
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched plans to preserve the Human Rights Act (HRA). Eight in ten want human rights protection enshrined in law.