Human Rights Act should be abandoned

Again Mr Abu Qatada has been in court and won his court case. Now yet again the Government’s lawyers are trying to build a case for appeal to deport this man to Jordan.

I watched the television news last year when our Prime Minister David Cameron gave a speech in Italy about the failed court hearing for the deportation of Abu Qatada. His speech went: “I am completely fed up with the fact that this man is still at large in our country. He has no right to be there and we believe he is a threat to our country, we’ve moved heaven and earth to try and comply with every single dot and comma of every single convention to get him out of our country, and it’s extremely frustrating and I share the British people’s frustration at this situation which we find ourselves in.”

Now this surprises me, as Abu Qatada was granted asylum and the right to be in this country in 1994, so sadly he is here lawfully.

Mr Cameron talks rubbish at times, and this is one of those times. If he really was fed up and wanted this man deported, it could very easily be done, and lawfully too. He could actually get rid of many others of his ilk, including criminals and illegal immigrants. Our Prime Minister could do this with one momentous gesture! It would certainly please most of the United Kingdom citizens too, and save an absolute fortune on the legal aid bill, the justice department, the health service, and welfare bill. This one gesture by the Prime Minister would also push up his ratings in the polls.

All he has to do is revoke the Human Rights Act.

From: Karl Sheridan, Selby Road, Holme on Spalding Moor.

I AM utterly astounded by the Court of Appeal ruling to override the governments efforts to deport Abu Qatada – whatever happened to their common sense?

I cannot understand why on earth these judges seem to have a mental block to the fact that this hateful man has never had any regard for the human rights of others and yet pleads leniency in his own case, while smugly smirking at how easy it is to manipulate our countries laws to suit himself.

So what if he will be tortured – who cares? Maybe it’s a case of reaping what you sow, and in his case he deserves all he gets. However, what is more annoying is that this fanatic has cost us, the taxpayer, millions in court appeals and police surveillance – and that’s not to mention all the state benefits paid to him and his family.

From: Stuart David Asquith, Cyprus Street, Wakefield.

AFTER seeing Theresa May losing the case of Abu Qatada, it’s the end of the line for me. I have voted Conservative all my life and I thought when David Cameron was elected we were on to a winner, but it is not to be.

If he had the gumption to stand up and say blow equal rights, this so-and-so is going home, he has cost enough and we don’t want him and his family in our country, I would willingly drive and pick him up from prison and take him to Heathrow. It’s time we stood up and had our say. The time has come.

Send him home now. If not, I will be voting Ukip and David Cameron will be drawing his pension.

Snow news is not good news

From: Matthew Shaw, Golcar, Huddersfield.

The Beast From The East that brought huge dumps of snow to West Yorkshire reminded us that winter had a mighty sting in its tail. Strong winds have now blown many fields clear of snow to reveal green grass, a welcome sight in a monochrome white landscape. The same drifted snow that offers a spectacular photo opportunity has caused a major headache for those stuck on the wrong side of a blocked road.

For the best part of a week (apart from the M62) all trans-Pennine routes have either been blocked or “passable with care”. Annoyingly, the Snake and Woodhead passes are the only roads worthy of mention on national news networks.

The A335 Holmfirth-Greenfield, A62 Huddersfield-Oldham, A640 Huddersfield-Rochdale, A672 Rippenden-Oldham and A58 Rippenden-Littleborough, are all important classified A roads linking major conurbations that are ignored by our main public service broadcaster, the BBC.

There really should be a better way of dissuading those intent on chancing their luck on high level routes in the snow. “Use the M62 or stay at home” is all they need to say.

A chilling experience

From: Joan Townend, Powell Street, Heckmondwike.

A FRIEND and I visited the new Trinity Centre in Leeds this week and while we thought it quite spectacular we didn’t linger long because it was freezing cold and all the lovely cafés and restaurants on the second floor with their outside tables were deserted.

Then we realised that all the walkways leading into the centre were open to the outside, meaning it will always be as cold inside the centre as it is outside.

Every out of town shopping mall we have visited like Meadowhall and the Trafford Centre have doors, creating a pleasant climate in which to shop and linger. Even the Victoria Quarter has doors. Didn’t the planners consider this when designing the place? It’s certainly not a place for winter shopping.