Post Tagged with: "UK"

by Peter Smith: Parliament has a choice: amend the blanket ban or defy the European Court of Human Rights. A constitutional show-down is almost inevitable. Lest anyone thought the problem of the blanket ban on prisoner voting had gone away, the UK Supreme Court this week reminded politicians that they […]

by Robert Colquhoun This Lent, 10 locations in the United Kingdom will be participating in the 40 days for life campaign, a locally organised community initiative encouraging Christians to pray and fast for an end to abortion. The campaign is conducted in unity with 261 cities around the world, including […]

by Peter Smith In mid-January, the ballroom of a glitzy hotel in central London was taken over by young men and women in black tie and evening gowns. The Alliance of Pro-Life Students (APS) was christened in front of an audience of several hundred students, well-wishers and older hands belonging […]

by Peter Smith Several recent events, both parochial and national, indicate the transformation underway in British public discourse. Every October since 2004, the Battle of Ideas has been run in London’s Barbican Centre, a trendy arts establishment in the heart of the City. The Battle is a weekend-long series of […]

by Peter Smith Widen the scope for religious freedom so employees don’t have to quit their jobs. In each of the cases discussed in my previous articles (see here and here), the need for litigation could have been avoided completely if a proper accommodation of religious practices was accepted. Both […]

by Paul Coleman One of the great science fiction movies of modern times is Gattaca. More than being brilliantly shot, well-acted and supported by a moving soundtrack, the themes it explores are chillingly relevant for the times in which we live. Set in “the not too distant future,” the movie […]

by Peter Smith Religious freedom in the UK is being tried and tested, and its protections have been found wanting. Last time, I considered the cases of Ewedia and Chaplin, who were prevented from wearing crosses as jewellery whilst at work. Two other conjoined cases were heard at the same […]

by Peter Smith Who decides what a valid religious practice is, and is it really better to be unemployed if an employer changes an employee’s terms and conditions? For the past few years, four cases have been winding their ways through the judicial system in Britain, and this month they […]

by Dan Kinning Free speech and expression have often held a precarious and fragile place within British society, subject to the changing political and social forces of the time.  In the last century, the coercive power of the state was used to quell opposition to the World Wars, the right […]

by Paul Coleman There are several legal issues that never seem to go away, and the law surrounding assisted suicide and euthanasia is one of them, at least in the UK, where the controversial issue has reared its head on an annual basis for well over a decade. The recent […]