{"id":88603,"date":"2017-08-14T15:36:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T14:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=88603"},"modified":"2017-08-14T15:36:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T14:36:39","slug":"88603","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2017\/08\/14\/88603\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you were wondering why the Tories have quietly dropped their dodgy \u2018Bill of Rights\u2019, it\u2019s because they don\u2019t need it any more \u2013 they can achieve the same aims, with far less fuss, in their so-called \u2018Repeal Bill\u2019.<br \/>\nThe Bill will be the most dishonest piece of legislation to go through Parliament in decades \u2013 starting with its title. It will repeal nothing. The stated aim is to enshrine European laws that the UK observes (without having passed them as our own) into UK law, to ensure a smoother transition when Brexit happens.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original here &gt;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xCt57iHxKK\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/voxpoliticalonline.com\/2017\/08\/14\/the-repeal-bill-will-put-profit-over-people-in-a-double-whammy-for-the-tories\/\">The &#8216;Repeal Bill&#8217; will put profit over people in a double-whammy for the Tories<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The &#8216;Repeal Bill&#8217; will put profit over people in a double-whammy for the Tories&#8221; &#8212; Vox Political\" src=\"https:\/\/voxpoliticalonline.com\/2017\/08\/14\/the-repeal-bill-will-put-profit-over-people-in-a-double-whammy-for-the-tories\/embed\/#?secret=UQ0Nok1m2w#?secret=xCt57iHxKK\" data-secret=\"xCt57iHxKK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdiana.stone1%2Fposts%2F10154772365766129&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"491\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you were wondering why the Tories have quietly dropped their dodgy \u2018Bill of Rights\u2019, it\u2019s because they don\u2019t need it any more \u2013 they can achieve the same aims, with far less fuss, in their so-called \u2018Repeal Bill\u2019. 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