Human Rights farce must not be allowed to continue
FOR years the European Court of Human Rights has helped criminals run rings around our justice system.
It even demanded that prisoners be given the vote despite it being clear that allowing murderers, rapists and paedophiles to help choose the government would have been a terrible mistake.
By allowing ourselves to be governed by European judges in Strasbourg we have opened the floodgates to these outrageous claims. This is why Justice Secretary Chris Grayling’s promise to give Westminster the final say on UK laws is welcome.
Mr Grayling will no doubt suffer fierce retaliation from Labour and Liberal Democrat figures. They will be more scared than ever of the dismantling of their pet projects in Europe.
The Justice Secretary must stick to his guns despite opposition from some quarters. The great number of injustices perpetrated thanks to European human rights laws is a clear indicator that this battle must be won.
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Allowing murderers, rapists and paedophiles to help choose the government would have been a terrible mistake
Forces deserve gratitude
Sending two more jets to bolster the RAF’s task force tackling Islamic State (IS) will help our air crews to build on the success of their early strikes and reconnaissance missions. The terrorist organisation is vulnerable to attack from the air and so it is vital that our politicians give the RAF the resources needed to do their job quickly and effectively.
Our forces are making a significant contribution to the multinational effort. However successes can make it too easy to forget the immense sacrifices made and the great risks taken by our service personnel. As David Cameron rightly noted last night they do this “to make Britain a safer home for all of us and our families”.
We should all be grateful to our armed forces.
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Loneliness can be beaten
We all know what a terrible problem loneliness is for older people in this country. Now a survey shows that two-thirds of adults with a widowed father worry that he is lonely and isolated.
Such bleak statistics are deeply troubling but anybody can help by making an effort to reach out to those nearby who are on their own.
You might be surprised how much of a difference it can make.