The new Bill of Rights that the Conservative government have put forward has lot of Human Rights organisations worried. So what's the bill about & should we be worried?
When you think of democracy, a lot of thoughts often turn to the Magna Carta{{Britannica: Magna Carta}} as one of the first documents that codified the rights of man into English law way back in June 1215.
What a difference 807 years can make.
The Magna Carta formed the basis of English law for centuries and is sometimes regarded as the first "Human Rights Act"{{libertarianism.uk: The British Constitution and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms for Defence }} and went on to heavily influence h…