I`M A VOTER - GET ME OUT OF HERE..

It was the unelected judges of the European Court of Human Rights who decreed that prisoners in jail should have the right to vote at elections.

Now, call me old fashioned, but I was always under the impression that if you are found guilty of crimes and misdemeanours and are given a prison sentence, then with that sentence goes the loss of rights and privileges.  But it seems the European Court of Human Rights must be obeyed by the sovereign nations of the EU and so it is incumbent upon the parliaments of those sovereign nations to amend their laws to give effect to the unelected judges` decisions.

The `judgement` in this case is causing quite a fuss at least here in the UK - it might simply be being ignored in certain dark corners of the EU, but being British we don`t do things like that, do we?   So it`s up to the Westminster Parliament to do the EU`s bidding once again.   But there`s a problem.   It seems what might prove to be a majority of Westminster MPs don`t like the judgement, they think it`s wrong and I`m pretty sure they`re fed up with being told what to do by this inflated, self-important, unelected group of legal beagles.

So it will be interesting to see what comes of it, especially now that David Cameron has apparently agreed to give MPs a free vote on whether to amend the law to bring it in to line with the Human Rights Court decision.   I suppose that Cameron`s agreement at least shows that there might be a little more backbone being employed here rather than just rolling over, which has been the default position for HM Gov. on most matters EU for too long.   But, of course, the issue now becomes more fundamental than just whether assorted scamps, rascals and malcontents should be given the right to vote.  

It could well be a defining test of our expensive £10billion a year `relationship` with the EU, for not only could it be that the judgement in this case is defied but also, consequently, that the human rights of a vociferous minority should not be allowed, yet again, to override the legitimate rights of the silent majority.  

If you get the impression that I don`t like the EU, I don`t like the Court of Human Rights, I don`t think that convicted criminals should have the right to vote, I don`t think we should be told what to do in our own backyard by a bunch of unelected foreign judges and in these awful economic times I don`t think we`re getting value for our £10billion a year.....then you`re not wrong.

Nurse - time for my sedatives!!