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This is a normal post The point I'm making is that
having a system in which individuals (or small groups of individuals) decide when you can even access your basic human rights is more open to abuse than a system in which you can always access them.
 (I helped save b3ta! Hol[]y - WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, Wed 13 May 2015, 19:12, Reply)
This is a normal post It's not about access.
It's about application of the law. The law has always been made and administered by a small group of individuals. What exactly do you mean "access"? It's about what you can and cannot expect the law to allow you to do. I've never "accessed" my human rights, mainly because I've never committed a serious crime, and the only state bullying I've experienced has been lawful (HMRC) or fairly inconsequential, but infuriating (old bill). I resent the tax man more than old bill.
 (I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 13 May 2015, 21:26, Reply)
This is a normal post I'm very happy you haven't been on the end of much state bullying!
Having an in-state body deciding whether state bullying has occurred is not as good an idea as having an external body decide. Do you disagree with that?

And I realise (acronyms alert!) replacing the HRA with a BBR will not remove us from the ECHR, but as you say yourself below it will bring our signature into question.
 (I helped save b3ta! Hol[]y - WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, Wed 13 May 2015, 22:39, Reply)
This is a normal post I hope you are constantly bullied by the state.
I kid, I kid. There is a very good separation between state (i.e. government of the day) and judiciary. You may have noticed that governments constantly (Labour and Tory) take issue with the judiciary. The whole legal aid thing has meant that currently lawyers aren't keen on the the Tories, and not without good reason. But always retain a healthy scepticism when people who earn their bread from the tax payers start whinging about potential loss of income or job security. I had loads of shit teachers as a kid. How often do you hear of a teacher being sacked for being shit? Anyway, I'm going to bed now. Don't worry about the HRA, we're not going to see a fascististic police state appear in the next five years.
 (I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 13 May 2015, 23:43, Reply)