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Article 6 European Convention of Human Rights

European Convention on Human Rights, Article 6: Right to a Fair Trial

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Article 6 enshrines everyone’s tight to a fair trial, including a public hearing, before an independent and impartial tribunal within reasonable time. The article also enshrines the presumption of innocence and other minimum rights for those charged with a criminal offence, such as adequate time and facilities to prepare their defence, access to legal representation, right to examine witnesses against them or have them examined and the right to the free assistance of an interpreter.

Of course this has already happened with the introduction of the Justice and Security Act 2013 which means that you can be charged, tried, convicted and sentenced without knowing of any of the details of the case against you. You will not hear any of the charges against you. You will not get to know any of the evidence against you. You will not be allowed to be present in the court which decides your fate. You will not even hear what your sentence is. The first thing that you will know will be the police coming to your door to arrest you and place you in prison to serve your sentence.

This legislation is in direct contradiction to Article 6, which is probably why the Tories want to get rid of the Human Rights Act so they can chuck whoever they please into prison.

The Lying PM

PM Lies Like a Cheap NAAFI Watch

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The Prime Minister thumped his tub in parliament today saying, “Britain will not be paying €2 billion to anyone on 1 December.” David Miliband tried to find out when the UK Government knew about the increased payments but the Prime Minister brushed the question aside. So the questions are, who knew what and when?

The budget, and the changes to each countries charges, was discussed on 26th May 2014. The measures which increased the UK’s share of the budget were waved though, “without discussion.” On the same day the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson issued a press briefing which said, “Asked about the European Commission’s intention to increase its budget, the PMS pointed out that this was an annual budget, which formed part of a 7 year spending period. And, as a result of negotiations led by the Prime Minister last year, the EU budget would fall in real terms over that period.” So David Cameron KNEW about the increase to the budget the day before he flew out to have an informal dinner with other EU leaders on the 27th May 2014, but he was too busy crowing about the European election results to be bothered to bring the topic of a £1.7 billion increase in the UK’s contribution.

On the 24th October 2014 the PM said, “Well I first learnt about this yesterday on Thursday, and immediately started to seek allies, and I found allies in the Italians and the Greeks and Dutch and others, on just how unacceptable this is. In terms of when the Treasury got this information, it was a little bit earlier in the week. And I think the answer to that is when these sorts of memos come about is that they have to be interrogated, they have to be examined, people have to work out what lies behind them.” This is clearly a lie.

So why are the press not going for the jugular? Because Dave is ‘their’ man in Downing Street perhaps? Or are the press doing the government’s bidding? Or is it both?

Ed Chewing

Miliband Chews Over the Next Scottish Labour Leader

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Ed Miliband is having a tough time deciding who is to be the next Scottish Branch Office Team  Leader. The UK Labour Party leader praised the former Team Leader, Johann Lamont, saying that, “She campaigned the length and breadth of Scotland making the case for social justice within the United Kingdom.”

The former leader said that some Westminster Labour MPs were “dinosaurs” who had failed to see that “Scotland has changed forever”. I wonder who she was thinking of? Was it the Dear Leader himself?

Her resignation comes at a time when the pro unionist Labour party should be riding high after the referendum result went their way. But by aligning themselves with the Tories in the Better Together campaign they have alienated themselves from their core vote, a substantial proportion of whom voted Yes. But she was only following orders. Like the time when she failed to criticise the bedroom tax for a whole year while Ed made up his mind if it was good or bad. That must have been a hell of a decision to make, I decided that it was immoral in about 5 minutes.

Nobody and Has Been

Nobody and Has Been

So who’s it going to be? Who will Ed pick? Well various names are being touted as you would expect. But I bet you didn’t expect our former Dear Leader Gordie Broon to be up there at the top of the list? The former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister, who had the famous mantra, “No more boom and bust,” but presided over the biggest bust since the Great Depression, has been named as a possible candidate. I’m sure that the Big Beast o’ Fife would love to retire to Holyrood, the expenses are nay that great though.

Another name on Ed’s mind is Anas Sarwar. Ed has decided that he should be the caretaker leader for now but sending his son to the fee paying Hutcheson’s Grammar School is not likely to endear him to the majority of Scots. But I doubt that Ed would even think about that. Looking at his voting record he does appear to be Old Skool Labour, but he is New Labour through and through which should endear him to Ed. Yet another red tory.

Danny Licks George's Spittle

Cameron Promises to Default on UK Debt

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The Prime Minister has promised that the UK will not pay it’s debt to the EU on the 1st December which would leave the UK in default. David Cameron said, “If people think I am paying that bill on 1 December, they have another think coming.” This will henceforth be known as the “Call Me Dave” defence so the next time HMRC come knocking, wanting you to pay your tax bill by such and such a date, you just have to tell them that your name is Dave and the problem will disappear. How do you think that will work out? Exactly, and the same thing is going to happen here.

The spat is designed to make the PM appear to be tough on the EU but the effect so far is to alienate our trading partners and neighbours as well as diminishing our global standing. Who is going to trust a country which does not pay its’ debts? As Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Tory Lickspittle, said during the Scottish Independence Referendum about the SNPs’ promise not to pay its’ share of UK debt, “The Scottish Government’s plan to renege on Scotland’s share of the debt in the event of independence is simply not credible. Mortgage rates would go up, credit cards and bills would go up and the Scottish Government would have to resort to the bond markets equivalent of Wonga to raise money to pay for public services in Scotland.”

So that’s it then, we can expect higher mortgage rates, credit cards and bills to go up and UK government will have to go cap in hand to Wonga to bail them out. Just because Dave want’s to appear to be tough on the EU. Just because the Tories are running scared from the UKIP threat. We’re definitely Better Together now then.