Human Rights
It's not often that Norman Tebbit makes a fair point.
After all, this former minister in Margaret Thatcher's government was once famously described as a 'semi house trained polecat' - by Michael Foot, the Labour leader prior to Neil Kinnock.
But Tebbit had a tongue-in-cheek comment in yesterday's newspapers - following the death of Osama bin Laden
"The more I think about it the more it seems to me that bin Laden was a bit of a mug not to come here and ask for political asylum. Had he manged to get his wife and family in first he would have had a very strong case on the grounds of his right to family life, and a nice house all paid for by the British taxpayers, not to mention plenty of friends in our universities."
Seems to me that Tebbit has a point - at least in relation to the people whom the authorities would like to deport - but are 'prevented' from doing so because of human rights legislation.
Now I'm all in favour of human rights, but the fact that someone can remain in this country - while encouraging religious hatred and violence - seems more than a little bit barmy.
Apparently their human rights could be infringed because the individuals concerned might be tortured - if deported back to their country of origin.
Well who knows, but if they are a genuine security risk - then they are threat to people's human rights in this country.
So I would send them packing - without a moment's hesitation.
After all, this former minister in Margaret Thatcher's government was once famously described as a 'semi house trained polecat' - by Michael Foot, the Labour leader prior to Neil Kinnock.
But Tebbit had a tongue-in-cheek comment in yesterday's newspapers - following the death of Osama bin Laden
"The more I think about it the more it seems to me that bin Laden was a bit of a mug not to come here and ask for political asylum. Had he manged to get his wife and family in first he would have had a very strong case on the grounds of his right to family life, and a nice house all paid for by the British taxpayers, not to mention plenty of friends in our universities."
Seems to me that Tebbit has a point - at least in relation to the people whom the authorities would like to deport - but are 'prevented' from doing so because of human rights legislation.
Now I'm all in favour of human rights, but the fact that someone can remain in this country - while encouraging religious hatred and violence - seems more than a little bit barmy.
Apparently their human rights could be infringed because the individuals concerned might be tortured - if deported back to their country of origin.
Well who knows, but if they are a genuine security risk - then they are threat to people's human rights in this country.
So I would send them packing - without a moment's hesitation.
