The Conservatives are meant to be the party of small government and of personal liberty. Labour is supposed to be the party which wants us to work collectively for the good of all, requiring a lot more central direction by government.
In essence then Tories put individual rights above a government-mandated general good, while Labour do the opposite. Britain has generally managed to steer a balanced course between the two extremes.
However, in today's political swirl it is the Conservatives who wish to bin the Human Rights Act, with the right-wing papers the most vitriolic in their hatred of it. The Labour Party is hardly a trustworthy guardian however, as Mr Corbyn demonstrated when he called for London properties to be appropriated in order to house people made homeless by the Grenfell fire.
When the right wing and left wing parties both wish to remove our rights, it is more important than ever that we fight to keep them.
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