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Heartfield: ECHR-Based Act Has Not Protected Rights in U.K.
May 27, 2015
Author James Heartfield argues that the U.K.’s implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”) through its Human Rights Act restricted human rights in the U.K. by giving the responsibility of rights protection to a judiciary with limited, procedure-based authority.
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Ministers Adopt CoE Protocol on Terrorism
May 27, 2015
Foreign ministers from countries across Europe have adopted a legally binding protocol to the Council of Europe’s (“CoE”) convention on the prevention of terrorism that requires countries to carry out measures to prevent terrorist radicalization and training.
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British Business Leaders Do Not Fear “Brexit”
May 27, 2015
The BBC reports that a group of business leaders in the U.K. have discounted fears of harm to the British economy following its potential exit from the EU, finding that being outside the bloc would not substantially influence Britain’s trade prospects.
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Redwood: EU Negotiation Should Return U.K. Sovereignty
May 21, 2015
Arguing that the U.K. veto over intrusive Brussels regulations has encountered "remorseless erosion," John Redwood MP writes that the British renegotiation of powers with the EU should focus on a complete return of sovereignty to U.K. voters.
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Lynn: Businesses Should Seek EU Reform
May 21, 2015
Matthew Lynn writes that instead of repeating "scare stories" predicting catastrophic consequences of the U.K. leaving the EU, businesses should call for common-sense reforms to the EU-U.K. relationship that would foster growth, such as returning financial regulatory power to Britain.
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