James Wharton MP

This morning I was on the BBC Tees breakfast show with John Foster.  The main topic of discussion was crime and antisocial behaviour, with a number of callers talking about their own unpleasant experiences.  It is worrying how often you hear not only of incidents of extreme antisocial behaviour or crime in our communities, but also of innocent people who intervene being arrested or, worse, getting hurt.  The Human Rights Act is partly to blame for encouraging this “walk on by” culture by seeming to protect criminals beyond all reason.  I always knew it but this morning’s show really brought home the reality – the Human Rights Act 1998 must be scrapped.