What I object to is the European Court of Human Rights. We do not need another level on top of our legal system. Once a decision has been arrived at through our own courts, appeal courts and sometimes parliament, that decision should be final.
In the absence of a reply from Tommy, I will give you my opinion on your query. If a person has been found guilty of acts of terrorism or violence to others - they should not be permitted to continue to seek sanctuary in this country ' because they fear for their lives' in their native country. edit - If you live by the sword you should be prepared to die by the sword !
I don't usually go in for the "bloody liberal schools brain washing kids" line etc. but I was helping my 6 year old niece with her homework the other week and she had to do a poster about the human rights Act. She had 2 choices - freedom of expression including prohibiton of torture and the right not to be a slave (admittedly the sheet didnlt actually explain it i thiose specific words but it did say which articles to focus on and that is what they said when i checked them. I think it's absolutely right to teach kids about laws and all the rest of it but am I the only one who thinks that 6 is a bit young to be taught that sort of stuff?
My kid is in P1 and they have already given him a book of bible stories for us to start reading to him. I leave it to the other half to do it so I can say I took no part in any indoctrination
Public opinion ain't worth a pot of piss. Propaganda spewed forth by the machine still forms the opinions of the masses. We need an external body to keep tabs or we will end up like America and tread all over the rest of humanity for personal gain.
A British para would be considered a murderer and terrorist in certain parts of Iraq and a US soldier would certainly be considered a murdering bastard in North Korea. Would you have any objections if/when our troops are captured that they are treated as such and executed?
Do they really need to know about the evil in the world when they're still actually quite young? Aside from the fact that they should probably be learning how to read and write and grasp the basics of mathematics etc. first.
A) Yeah you're probably right - maybe some adults, including me obviously, find it hard talking to kids about that sort of stuff without going too far and, in my case, sayoing stuff the parents wonlt approve of. B) add to robust gobby, having answers to everything, too bloody clever by half
As much as I consider that war is a regrettable fact of life - to be honest with you, the answer would have to be 'no' - if the combat is within the conflict of war - or of what oppression our troops are place to try to eradicate. If you sign up to be in the armed forces - presumably to enhance the peace of the world, you must understand that death ( & possibly tortute ) will be part of the deal.
Don't children have a right to feel safe, to have comfort and security, have the right to be clothed, fed and housed in reasonable conditions and not to be exploited or abused in any manner or circumstance? I would be proud of a school that taught those things from a young age -and personally, if they taught them any form of religious dogma including Bible stories, I'd tell them to go **** themselves
