It was a great pleasure to be on Nick Ferrari’s breakfast show on LBC radio this morning (9 July) discussing the Human Rights Act. The prompt was the deportation of Abu Qatada – who else would we like to deport, and if the Human Rights Act stops us, should something be done about that? It’s a difficult question and one worthy of popular discussion. My own view is that we do need the Act – it serves an invaluable purpose in ensuring we are protected against the state and by the state, and that if the price is that we have to keep a relatively small number of potentially deportees to prevent them being mistreated otherwise, that is the mark of living in a civilised society. But there is certainly scope for discussion – not every case where the Act is used necessarily gets to the right answer – but that doesn’t mean the Act should be abolished. Something to consider for yourself as well!
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