[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

They do need to galvanise as they can no longer trust their neighbours not to align with countries with appaling human rights records (as in you can no longer trust the English)
as more and more incidents of corruption are exposed it highlights just how undemocratic we are becoming.

The 'ENGLISH'? This is THE UNITED KINGDOM or GREAT BRITAIN. AND one can CERTAINLY 'trust' the civilised, moderate, and BIG HEARTED 'English', FAR MORE, than one can trust most of the other countries in the world.

Corruption has ALWAYS been a part of ALL countries political systems - from the birth of democracy - but it is not as rife in THIS country as in most other countries of the world.

Personally, in my opinion, 'Human Rights' is a hackneyed little phrase which is all too often pulled out of too many 'Hats' like white Rabbits whenever anyone with an axe to grind against DEMOCRACY or GREAT BRITAIN needs any old reason to justify their stance.

I am sick of hearing and seeing the phrase.