Dear John,
Support for the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is clear. TWO-THIRDS of people with an opinion want to remain, and only a third want to leave.
That’s a decisive majority in favour of staying. And it shows that, despite all the noise, the public understands the value of the ECHR. It protects our rights, strengthens our democracy, and helps keep those in power accountable.
Why, then, do some politicians want to drag us out anyway? They’re not following the public will, they’re chasing a divisive agenda, turning human rights into a political football, and using it as a distraction from the real crises our country faces - a cost-of-living emergency, a crumbling NHS, and the climate crisis.
Support for leaving the ECHR is limited to a narrow political minority. Across the country, most people want Britain to uphold fundamental rights, not undermine them.
But here’s the real danger. When we include the people who said “Not sure”, almost a quarter of the country, the picture changes.
Support for staying in the ECHR still leads clearly, but that uncertainty leaves space for bad-faith actors to exploit. With enough distortion and disinformation, they can turn doubt into division and try to rip away protections in an authoritarian power grab that should alarm us all.