Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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On the Chopping Block: Post-Brexit Human Rights In the U.K.
U.K. citizens must ask why their Conservative government would seek to repeal a law that has the primary function of solidifying the protections people enjoy against the government itself.
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Worries Grow As British Government Vows To Scrap Human Rights Act
The Human Rights Act will be replaced with a so-called British Bill of Rights, a controversial manifesto that was written under the former British Prime Minister David Cameron’s government.
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Conservatives Imperil U.K. Democracy In Quest to Kill Human Rights Act
The HRA protects the right to life, liberty, security, a fair trial, respect for private life and freedom of expression – it also bans torture, slavery and discrimination.
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Fearing Protests At Stock Exchange, London Rewrites Rules On Paternoster Square
The increased protection for the square, which contains banks and one of the country's most important financial buildings, adds to the crackdown on dissent in Britain.
