How have they not had a handle on it?
They applied for the court to grant an eviction order, they did, the travellers appealled and the appeal was turned down, so they kept appealing to higher and higher courts citing the fact that their human rights weren't being considered. It's taken this long so that he council can amply demonstrate that they have taken all these things into account.

Don't for a moment think I'm suggesting there is something wrong with them insisting their human rights be taken into consideration, but to demonstrate this effectively in the eyes of the law takes time.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 19 Sep 2011, 12:30, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

ah the human rights act
you have to give old tony credit for a law that his wife just happens to make millions from...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 19 Sep 2011, 12:51, Reply)

Yes, it's one of the few things you might want to give him credit for
It's an incredibly important bit of legislation in my view. By attacking the human rights act you are saying that only certain people are worthy of having rights, and by implication that only certain people are worthy of being classed as human.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 19 Sep 2011, 12:55, Reply)

this is very true, some people are not worthy of being classed as human
i should know, i've dated them.

the only problem with the human rights act is that it is open to abuse from some quarters and you end up with farcical claims. but the principal tenets are obviously too important not to have it; that's a no-brainer.

however i still think it stinks that cherie just happened to become an expert in it. if it had been a sale of shares, there'd be some insider dealing going on there.

much as i cannot bear that woman, i hear from colleagues that she is an outstanding lawyer.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 19 Sep 2011, 13:08, Reply)