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Jon Holbrook

Expelled & twice exonerated barrister

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Gay marriage: a victory for therapy

6th July 201517th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment

Marriage, which has for millennia been defined as a heterosexual institution, has been redefined by the US Supreme Court. It’s historical essence has been declared illegal.

Family - society's building block, Human Rights Act - repeal it, Identity politics - the tyranny of it

An insider’s elegy to human rights

19th June 201517th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment

Francesca Klug’s new book offers an insight into why the human rights project has failed to garner public support.

Book reviews, Human Rights Act - repeal it

Human rights give democracy a hammering

20th May 201517th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment

The Tory Party is wrong to propose replacing the European Convention on Human Rights with a British Bill of Rights. Human rights laws merely served to shackle democracy.

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Lord Neuberger: giving democracy a hammering

26th August 201417th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment

Britain’s judiciary is eroding our sovereignty from within.

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The state should not be the god of death

3rd July 201417th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment

Legalising assisted suicide would allow officialdom to override poorly individuals’ moral autonomy.

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Human rights: a straitjacket on liberty

19th June 201417th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment

Whereas natural rights dating back to John Locke celebrated democracy, today’s human rights emasculate it.

Human Rights Act - repeal it

Intolerance dolled up as ‘equality’

28th November 201317th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment

The Supreme Court judgment in the B&B / gay couple controversy shows how illiberal equality laws can be.

Human Rights Act - repeal it, Identity politics - the tyranny of it

Why can’t the government get things done?

7th November 201317th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment

Through rules, regulations and judicial review, British government has seriously emasculated itself.

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A judicial coup d’etat in Britain

31st July 201317th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment

Parliament has given the judiciary power to overturn its will with laws such as the Human Rights Act and the Equality Act. This is not democratic.

Democracy - the elite hate it, Human Rights Act - repeal it

MoD litigation: making judges into gods of war

29th June 201317th March 2021jonholbLeave a comment

The UK Supreme Court ruling that servicemen can sue the Ministry of Defence for negligence is a disaster for troop morale and the public good.

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