On 8 February 2010 17:29, Brian on Harnser <[email protected]> wrote: > > They are going to change that because its against their human rights to > be denied the vote >
Not quite ... ... the European Court of Human Rights (nothing to do with the EU) has said that it is wrong to deny *all* prisoners the right to vote. This is not qute the same as saying that it is wrong to deny *every* prisoner the right to vote. A subtle but important difference. But I express no views - and suggest that we don't have a long off-topic discussion on penal reform. Unless perhaps lags could earn the right to vote through canal restoration. -- Nigel Stanley
