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Alan Sked is emeritus professor of international history at LSE. His views are his own, NOT those of LSE. Author of key work ‘The Case for Brexit’.
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What has the European Convention on Human Rights ever done for us?

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By Martin Howe QC, Philip Leach, Caroline Lucas, Emily Thornberry MP, Alan Sked
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Tuesday 1 October 2013 | 1 hour 29 minutes 26 seconds On the 60th anniversary of the entry into force of the European Convention on Human Rights, a panel of politicians and experts consider, what has the ECHR ever done for us? Is it a vital outside check on the way those in power treat the people they govern, or an unwelcome and undemocratic interference in domestic affairs? Is the court an overloaded and inefficient machine, or a victim of its own success?
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Virtuous Citizenship and the Moral Values of One Nation

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By Jon Cruddas MP, David Davis MP, Francesca Klug, Alan Sked
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Britain as "One Nation" is an idea that originated with the Conservative Party, in particular its Victorian leader Benjamin Disraeli who saw Britain divided into two nations, the rich and the poor. Disraeli defined One Nation politics as the practices necessary to, 'maintain the institutions of the realm and elevate the condition of the people'.
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Bringing Rayner back will be disastrous for Labour and Britain

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By Alan Sked
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Nicola Tree/Getty Images There have been many things missing from this week’s Labour Party conference. One is humour. There was a time when party speeches, particularly those of party leaders, were noted for their wit, their jokes, their one-liners, the ridicule of their opponents; but, alas, this does not happen any longer. How much more effective would Keir Starmer’s attack on Nigel Farage and Reform have been had he simply ridiculed them?
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