I arrived in the main conference hall to hear the Home Secretary Theresa May speak. She is hoping to abolish the Human Rights Act (HRA). Her argument is that Abu Qatada was allowed to stay in the country through the "right to family".
Instead of removing that right from the HRA she wishes to remove it completely. Judges use the HRA to make decisions but will find it extremely difficult to provide decisions on Human Rights cases without the act.
However I do agree with Theresa May on the removal Asbos and anything related. The introduction of Asbos has made no impact yet and is a really big waste of time for police officers when they can be stopping criminals instead.
I really enjoyed my time at conference and I hope to come again next year, closer to the election, when things get really interesting and the parties begin to separate.
Mohamed is blogging on behalf of Kids Count, a think-tank focused on the practical rather than the theoretical. Find out more at www.kidscount.org.uk
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