Clarification needed

Ms Lynne Featherstone MP (bottom of the list of six Home Office ministers, so Theresa May’s most junior understrapper’s understrapper) has just circulated her views on “human rights and wrongs”.

She clearly finds herself between a rock and a hard place:

In the Blue Corner, Theresa May (my Home Office boss) launched an attack on the Human Rights Act on the morning of the Conservative conference in the Sunday Telegraph saying that saying she “personally” would like to see it go because of the problems it caused for the Home Office. On Marr the same day David Cameron – when questioned on his Secretary of State’s position – backed it up, saying he too would like to see it go and be replaced by a written British Bill of Rights.

In the gold corner, Nick Clegg – my other boss (and Deputy Prime Minister obviously) – at our Conference a couple of weeks ago defended the act: “So let me say something really clear about the Human Rights Act. In fact I’ll do it in words of one syllable: It is here to stay”.

She should, then, be on the phone to the Adelphi Theatre, booking a seat for the return of One Man, Two Guv’nors (as above).

Ms Featherstone concludes her great thoughts with this:

As even David Cameron said, the real issue with the Human Rights Act is its over-interpretation by some. We do see stupid judgements and ridiculous trivialisation of the Act and the intention of the Act.

So there is scope for common ground on dealing with those excesses, but outside of that the Home Sec’s ‘personal’ desire to see the Human Rights Act go is just not going to happen under this government.

It behoves Ms Featherstone to explain precisely what are those stupid judgements, that over-interpretation, any ridiculous trivialisation (except, presumably that by Mrs May), and  those excesses. And who should be blame for all of that.

Malcolm will be sending her a billet-doux accordingly — 

Thank you for you circulated views on “human rights and wrongs”.

You say that there are “stupid judgements”, “over-interpretation”, “ridiculous trivialisation”, and “excesses” over the Human Rights Act.

Since you seem to be siding with Mr Cameron’s view and find “common ground” with him and Mrs May, could you kindly identify what all those failings are? And whom we should blame for them?