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Continue reading →: Human Rights Act
Not a week after the general election and the victorious Tories are on the hurry up to repeal the Human Rights Act (HRA). There has been no public debate about the Bill of Rights (that is intended to replace HRA). Will it embrace all the rights in the European Convention…
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Continue reading →: A little learning
Dear agony aunt, I am looking for some advice about selecting the best interview training program for my daughter. She is a highly intelligent individual who should do well, but we want to make sure that she aces the interview. There is a company that offers 12 training sessions that…
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Continue reading →: Bill of Rights
I wonder what progress has been made in establishing a Bill of Rights for people in the UK… Here are some of quotes from the UK parliament’s website: “In 2007 the Labour Government began to consult on building on the Human Rights Act to create a Bill of Rights. Other political parties…
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Continue reading →: Published!
I submitted a poem some time ago for an anthology of poetry entitled Making Memories. The Community Arts Partnership is a great organisation for promoting the arts. They recently published the anthology including this poem of mine called No Checklists. It was inspired by my Aunt and Uncle, and I hope…
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Continue reading →: Conscience
Laws are enacted for all citizens equally. Usually preceded by a good deal of debate and further refinement to the original bill before going onto the Statute Book. So far, so mundane. But when does a citizen have a duty to call upon a higher authority and choose to set…
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Continue reading →: Surf’s up
In a departure from my recent rants, the latest craze in the southern hemisphere caught my attention so I thought I would run it past my discerning readership. Underwater surfing is a dangerous sport, but perhaps that’s its appeal to young surfers from Hawaii to Australia. The trick is to…
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Continue reading →: Human rights – a threat to Saudi Arabia?
The campaign to release Raif Badawi who was imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for blogging about freedom of expression and sentenced to weekly floggings is prominent in the news. I am just catching up with the plight of Waleed Abu al-Khair who was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for his stand on…
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Continue reading →: Deflated
I took the precaution of walking home with my bike yesterday evening. The rear tyre was very flat and I had no pump with me. What I wonder is the relationship between the weight carried and the rate of tyre deflation? The ratio of pounds lost and pounds donated to…
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Continue reading →: Clemency for Raif
After the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz there must surely be an opportunity for the new sovereign in Saudi Arabia to show mercy towards Raif Badawi. If you haven’t already signed Amnesty International’s petition to free the blogger who called for greater freedom of expression , now would be…
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Continue reading →: Protest works – keep up the petitioning
The king’s office in Suadi Arabia has referred Raif Badawi’s case to the Supreme Court for review. There is some hope that the Supreme Court will recommend an appeal against the verdict for Raif Badawi, but international pressure by Western governments and Amnesty International may not guarantee a reprieve. Raif was charged with “going…
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