Article 8

The Human Rights Act was seen by many as not only unnecessary but also something foreign to our way of doing things and likely to lead to problems. Those who were against its introduction have been proved right. It has given rise to all sorts of problems, not least to our ability to protect ourselves against those who would abuse our hospitality. The judges are being unfairly blamed for their interpretation of the Human Rights Act but it is the wording of the Act which is at fault and Parliament must  correct its own mistakes. Article 8 says everyone has the right to a family life without exception which of course in one instance has been interpreted to mean that anybody who lives here has the right to bring their family members into the country. Whoever was responsible for the wording of the Act should be named, shamed and sacked as should the person or persons who lost the files of 160,000 asylum seekers. I would have thought it impossible to lose that many files so to me it feels like sabotage. When a doctor or other professional is negligent he can be sued and in the worst cases he can lose his livelihood by being struck off. The same result should apply to those who introduce legislation which fails to work as intended. With this threat in the background perhaps those responsible for legislation will take a little more care in their drafting which might have the advantage of less legislation. Why do we need 90% of the Acts of Parliament passed each year anyway? We know that a substantial number of Blairite Acts were only passed to demonstrate New Labour's virility for all the use they have been.