Every court in the United Kingdom is required to interpret and apply the law in a manner that is as near to the Human Rights Act as feasible. This is a requirement for all matters that courts handle. This covers both cases
We’re surrounded by single-use plastics, often without even realising it. That morning cuppa? Your tea bag might contain plastic. That cigarette butt flicked onto the street? It’s actually made from plastic fibres. And while we’re getting better at saying no to plastic
The chancellor faces some challenging choices at the budget next month. With forecast productivity growth likely to be revised down by the Office for Budget Responsibility, she will need to close a gap in public finances of around £20bn if she is
Direct flights are about far more than convenience. They are bridges between nations, carrying with them the exchange of ideas, culture, commerce and diplomacy. When Britain invests in connectivity, we strengthen not only our economy but also our influence and our values.
There is a strange irony in that sanctions are the most overused tool in the policy kit despite being ineffective when unaccompanied by other measures. Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea are all under Western sanctions. The goal: to tie the
The countdown begins. One hundred days from now, an election will take place in war-torn Myanmar. I say ‘election’. It is not a proper election. More like a dog and pony show. An elaborate theatre organised by men in military uniform who
The case of Daniel Hume shows the cracks in Australia’s Voluntary Assisted Dying programmes55yr old convicted paedophile Daniel Hume died at Cessnock Hospital in Australia on August 28 after officials in New South Wales (NSW) approved his application for Voluntary Assisted Dying
Nearly 65 years ago the Suicide Act (1961) changed a centuries-old law and taking one’s own life ceased to be a crime in the UK. Importantly the Act at the same time recognised that suicide – although no longer a crime –
The government’s new elections strategy is a welcome step in the right direction – modernisation that’s long overdue. Not the full answer, but progress. Ministers say its goal is “bold but simple: to reclaim Britain’s democracy as an aspiration for the rest
When MPs debated decriminalising abortion on 17th June, there was much talk of women in “desperate” circumstances. “Some women in desperate circumstances make choices that many of us would struggle to understand” pontificated Tonia Antoniazzi, the sponsor of the amendment. She went
The UK government has again unveiled sweeping immigration reforms, this time in the wake of the Reform Party’s local election gains. Successive administrations had promised to take action on migration, each time framing new measures as essential for economic stability and reduced
My father died when I was twelve although his illness had started when I was two. My childhood memory is that he first knew something was wrong when his beautiful handwriting deteriorated and he became unsteady. It turned out that he had
