Talk among Tories of leaving the ECHR is reaching fever pitch (again), so its as well to be reminded about what the consequences of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would & wouldn't be.
Whatever the practical issues, as Joelle Grogan (King's College) concludes, not only would it encourage further withdrawals, leaving the ECHR would be one more element in the destruction of the UK's (already floundering) global reputation, with further consequences.
@ChrisMayLA6 I attended a Conservative autumn conference back in 1996 and leaflets were everywhere even back then (before the HRA) arguing to leave the court. Anything with ‘Europe’ in the name sends them into a froth.
@christineburns@ChrisMayLA6 Every Brit I've known is a bit weird about Europe, coming from this American. I discovered I could elicit a disproportionate response from my British ex-pat friends by "mistakenly" referring to the UK as European.
A weird rejection of basic geography for cultural reasons, let alone EU politics. Unless it relates to the US, from our perspective the UK is part of Europe and European history. Tell most Brits that and a look of horror will flash over their face. The American needs to corrected.
Am a bit of an anglophile and always found it odd, just how vehement a reaction it is.
Interesting to learn the political angle. Given the level of emotional response I've seen, not surprising.
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