Criminal Representation
Fury at Euro-plot to villainise British politics
The Prime Minister is reported to be "exasperated" by the latest European attempt to impose human rights on the mainland.
Britain currently denies criminals the vote unless their crimes are against the Geneva Convention or the UN Charter. The European Court of Human Rights ruled five years ago that Britain's policy was illegal.
New Labour showed its usual regard for the niceties of international law, and the Conservatives disagreed only to the extent that they would have preferred an immediate nuclear attack on Brussels.
However, the Government's lawyers have warned that further delay in complying with the ECHR's ruling could cost hundreds of millions which might be better spent on bankers and bottom-scraping submarines.
It is feared that giving prisoners the vote may incentivise a culture of dishonesty, corruption and pledge-breaking among British politicians.
The European Union is one of a select number of communities in which successive British governments have believed that rights should not be balanced by obligations.
The Prime Minister is reported to be "exasperated" by the latest European attempt to impose human rights on the mainland.
Britain currently denies criminals the vote unless their crimes are against the Geneva Convention or the UN Charter. The European Court of Human Rights ruled five years ago that Britain's policy was illegal.
New Labour showed its usual regard for the niceties of international law, and the Conservatives disagreed only to the extent that they would have preferred an immediate nuclear attack on Brussels.
However, the Government's lawyers have warned that further delay in complying with the ECHR's ruling could cost hundreds of millions which might be better spent on bankers and bottom-scraping submarines.
It is feared that giving prisoners the vote may incentivise a culture of dishonesty, corruption and pledge-breaking among British politicians.
The European Union is one of a select number of communities in which successive British governments have believed that rights should not be balanced by obligations.
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