Diplomacy in a time of disorder
After the ruin of war, Britain helped build Europe’s institutions. In an unstable world, they are once again vital for…
ByThe European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
There is no good argument for leaving the ECHR
The UK needs to be seen as a reliable upholder of international standards rather than as a rogue state.
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The Bill of Rights will create more work for woke activist lawyers
Talk of adding special British-flavoured rights has, rather embarrassingly, come to nothing.
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Brexiteers like me are realising it’s impossible for Brexit to ever be truly done
Six years on, it’s worrying to think we went through so much pain to “take back control”.
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Why it’s so easy but foolish to use the ECHR as a culture war flashpoint
Even Tony Blair tried to frame human rights as a defence for terrorists.
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Doesn’t the government know that leaving the ECHR would breach the Good Friday Agreement?
The agreement is crucial to peace in Northern Ireland.
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Which countries host the highest number of refugees?
The UK trails far behind the world’s top 20.
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The Rwanda plan has failed but it is more dangerous than ever
Once you dehumanise a group of people, it is a short step to the suggestion that they should probably not…
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Boris Johnson’s government may never have intended the Rwanda flight to take off
As a source close to government thinking put it: “The point of the exercise was to create dividing lines ahead…
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How can Britain celebrate Magna Carta and leave the ECHR in the same year?
So the Magna Carta does not set Britain apart from the rest of Europe. It is the expression of the…
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