For the record in five years time: It could be expected with Kenneth Clark being ro-E.U. But “the commitment to repeal the Act - which enshrines the European Convention on Human Rights in UK law - and replace it with a British Bill of Rights was a key commitment in the Conservative manifesto,” says The Independent. The Scotsman sees controversy over the Human Rights Act opening fault lines in the coalition while The Guardian presents the Daily Mail as the newspaper leading the charge against the coalition over the Human Rights Act. There is every evidence for this in the Daily Mail - including its editorial. For Stephen Glover “If Mr Cameron keeps dumping cherished Tory beliefs, there’ll be trouble . . ”
Of course, the Human Rights Act is tied in with the E.U. to which the Lib Dems see as a key commitment and to which the Conservatives do not. Cameron wishes to stay out of the E.U. There is a long history of trying to reunite Europe since the days of the breakdown of the Roman Empire - 1500 years ago - could Europe ever be reunited under one government - which the Libs would be delighted about. This deserves following up sometime! Meantime, all eyes will be on the coalition - will it succeed? It could be the media that will be its making or breaking.
