Do economic and social rights belong in a Bill of Rights?
No.
After all, that would entail a significant transfer of power over economic and social policy from elected politicians to the judiciary. And that would in turn entail such a significant, even if indirect, transfer of power over taxation.
Instead, the way to fight want, idleness, ignorance, squalor and ill health is to organise and support candidates and parties to that end.
People throughout the United Kingdom now have that opportunity again. So do get in touch.
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A good way of putting it. "Economic & social rights" are largely about equality of outcome otherwise known as the law being used for us all being required to be the same. Traditional rights are about equality of opportunity & being allowed, so long as we respect the law protecting others equally, to be individuals.
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True equality is the antithesis of mechanical uniformity. And true individuality is impossible unless secured by collective action, just as true collective identity is impossible unless secured by individual liberty and initiative.
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