The #RightsRemovalBill according to the press has today been “shelved”.
🧵 on why it was not inevitable and why I am not feeling relief.
Note* despite my lifelong commitment to cynicism,
the thread does end with some hope.
Here’s what happened over the last 3 years ⬇️
🧵 on why it was not inevitable and why I am not feeling relief.
Note* despite my lifelong commitment to cynicism,
the thread does end with some hope.
Here’s what happened over the last 3 years ⬇️
2🧵Nov 2019 - Conservative Party repeat manifesto commitment to “update” our #HRA.
7 Dec 2020 - Ind HRA Review commissioned by Govt.
✏️ Civil society in their thousands spend months responding & supporting others to respond to protect our Human Rights Act.
7 Dec 2020 - Ind HRA Review commissioned by Govt.
✏️ Civil society in their thousands spend months responding & supporting others to respond to protect our Human Rights Act.
3🧵Oct 2021 - IHRAR report to Govt largely saying the HRA works well.
Relief?
14 Dec 2021- Govt ignore IHRAR and publish a Consultation Paper on a new ‘Bill of Rights’ which weakens protections for people and limits accountability of the state
Relief?
14 Dec 2021- Govt ignore IHRAR and publish a Consultation Paper on a new ‘Bill of Rights’ which weakens protections for people and limits accountability of the state
4🧵 Civil society mobilise and respond in their thousands (12,873) to protect our HRA.
Relief?
June 2022- Govt ignore public consultation and devolved Govts.
Raab presents the dangerous #RightsRemovalBill which scraps our HRA to Parliament.
It is worse than we imagined.
Relief?
June 2022- Govt ignore public consultation and devolved Govts.
Raab presents the dangerous #RightsRemovalBill which scraps our HRA to Parliament.
It is worse than we imagined.
5🧵
Civil society organise in their thousands to fight the Bill & protect our HRA. We write letters, we meet MPs, we run workshops, we campaign every day,
We don’t stop.
Relief?
Second Reading (when MPs vote) scheduled for 12th September.
Civil society organise in their thousands to fight the Bill & protect our HRA. We write letters, we meet MPs, we run workshops, we campaign every day,
We don’t stop.
Relief?
Second Reading (when MPs vote) scheduled for 12th September.
6 🧵7 September 2022
It breaks in the press (classic) that 2 years after the official HRA reform agenda started, the Bill has been “shelved”.
Second Reading won’t go ahead on Monday.
Relief?
No such thing under this Govt.
It breaks in the press (classic) that 2 years after the official HRA reform agenda started, the Bill has been “shelved”.
Second Reading won’t go ahead on Monday.
Relief?
No such thing under this Govt.
7 🧵
This Govt is intent on weakening human rights protections & state accountability.
That has not changed with a change of cabinet. As the above timeline (and just generally being alive under this Govt shows), things almost always get worse with a change, not better.
This Govt is intent on weakening human rights protections & state accountability.
That has not changed with a change of cabinet. As the above timeline (and just generally being alive under this Govt shows), things almost always get worse with a change, not better.
8 🧵The hope I promised.
It not relief but it is rest.
Let's take today’s win. See it as a chance to refresh, and reflect on how hard we’ve fought and what we’ve achieved together.
And when we’ve done that, we come back, ready for what attack comes next. Solidarity.
It not relief but it is rest.
Let's take today’s win. See it as a chance to refresh, and reflect on how hard we’ve fought and what we’ve achieved together.
And when we’ve done that, we come back, ready for what attack comes next. Solidarity.
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