Thread by @TrialByTruth

Today a thread of threads on the European Convention on Human Rights. It is worth understanding what the PM wants to get rid of. I will be building it during the day 1/? 🧵

It has always been a target and it depends on stirring up more fury about lawyers and the EU. It is about freedom from liability for much broader rights erosion

Narrow focus on deportations is intentional and also misleading 2/?

Cummings signposted this very early doors. No point getting rid of the Human Rights Act if folk can lean on the #ECHR when the selective impacts on local workers and consumers mount 3/?

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1541206209188986880?s=20

We have never been a frequent flyer in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), but it seems that may be changing

Lots of anti-protest, anti-union law. Lots more free expression, privacy, worker rights erosion 4/?

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1538137844174266373?s=20

Incidentally that quoted tweet was replying to a deleted one from Darren Grimes. Very much the cohort pushing for this. A slight digression to a thread on Darren recently. Perhaps not a good faith commentator? 5/?

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1611289167794929669?s=20

Brief interlude to make a cuppa

Ok, back now. This is one of my most shared ECHR threads, most references are still depressingly current 6/?

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1536801990424023044?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

These are a couple of recent uses. To challenge the attacks on union action first, plus Grieve our soft power being eroded and likely lack of help to deter migrants 7/?

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1602990510028853248?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

Below being used by a disgraced MP to challenge his sanctions for lobbying for covid supply deals. You may think that is an argument to get rid, but it should a fair and equal right to have cases heard if domestic law has been eroded to the extent human rights are breached 8/?

This is that case mentioned. He has acknowledged the irony. That's nice. While the party keep fighting to erode all human rights via #BritishBillofRights and so many other bits of legislation like #PublicOrderBill /9?

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1609914122761822210?s=20&t=XJX0P44TkghGZ8Bba6548w

This is not in the least a new mission. This excerpt is from a 2008 @openDemocracy article. The article is well worth reading. It also highlights the weaknesses in our First Past The Post electoral system. Ones we have been feeling far more strongly of late for many reasons 10/

This is the full article. We have some big questions to answer about he utility of our 'good chap' model for governance of our country. Generational questions. 11/? opendemocracy.net/en/law-and-jus…

The Rwanda plan has been argued to be a wedge issue to brew up maximum noise about the ECHR and legal system to foster distrust of the related protections 12/?

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1587767937972191232?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

To date the backlogs for processing and the eye-watering costs of both the programme and hotels to house those waiting, is not first about legal issues. According to most experts it is about Home Office operational problems. Like throughput at Manston 13/

https://twitter.com/matt_dathan/status/1585195009606914050?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

But where did the #ECHR come from. How long has it been the foundation for universal human rights? 14/?

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1605501300392620033?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

How transparent have the government so far been about the impact on human rights of legislation? /15?

https://twitter.com/DimitriosGian/status/1470667072497664001?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

What was the historical basis for these protections? Did anyone expect England (whose lawyers and leaders were core to framing) to slide on rights to the extent they are viewed as blockage to planned legislation 16/?

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1527199291663691776?s=20&t=XJX0P44TkghGZ8Bba6548w

A slide on privacy with the #DataReformBill 17/?

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1593057566728531968?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

A slide on freedom of association and assembly with the #PublicOrderBill #PCSCAct #MinimumServiceLevel Bill 18/?

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1553391839767629828?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

On the vague predictive policing powers with too much exec power for ministers to intervene in policing 19/?

https://twitter.com/openDemocracy/status/1582318356534657024?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

Human ruman rights bodies have been flagging erosion of our standing as upholders of the rules based system

https://twitter.com/hrw/status/1613696213181730819?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

More here. We have now seen a slide in international corruption and free expression indecies for the UK 20/? theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…

When might it be time to consider the problem is our governance and not our workers, our lawyers, our opposition parties, civil servants, unions, statistics bodies, the bond markets, parliamentary oversight mechanisms, or our independent media 21/? theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Might free rein for this government to set light to legal certainty with the #REUL be misguided? Might the exit from the ECHR with myriad implications for the Good Friday Agreement, Trade and Cooperation Agreement, worker rights and consumer rights, be ill advised? 22/24

A thread on the #REUL in the same spirit. Many trade and legal experts on the implications to help you make up your own mind. We need transparency and facts 23.24

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1607835754860011522?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

My usual bottom line here. We need change now 24/24

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1602658308019699712?s=20&t=Gm_xoqX-nTSvfrrmywpeJw

I was doing reasonably well with typos *Human rights bodies *sigh*

P.S. This may also be relevant

https://twitter.com/PeterStefanovi2/status/1617436981067407361?s=20

CORRECTION: Human Rights Bodies

Totally farcical typo for vital context

https://twitter.com/TrialByTruth/status/1622173948346613760?s=20