Alfie Evans and the end of the myth of the UK as a free country.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

As a concomitant of the existence of the United Kingdom, a subject of the UK has no inherent rights per se. Numerous rights have traditionally been associated with UK citizenship, and those traditions have held a lot of power over the body politic. The worst despots of English history were more constrained in their use of power than were any other contemporary executives in the rest of Europe.

These traditional, albeit not constitutional, rights were subsequently spelled out in an act of Parliament. Though any act of Parliament could, subsequently, be overturned, the current electoral system strongly mitigates against the removal of this act regarding the rights of citizens in the UK.

gives UK citizens the following rights:
the right to life
freedom from torture and degrading treatment
freedom from slavery and forced labour
the right to liberty
the right to a fair trial
the right not to be punished for something that wasn't a crime when you did it
the right to respect for private and family life
freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and freedom to express your beliefs
freedom of expression
freedom of assembly and association
the right to marry and to start a family
the right not to be discriminated against in respect of these rights and freedoms
the right to peaceful enjoyment of your property
the right to an education
the right to participate in free elections
the right not to be subjected to the death penalty

These rights are more numerous that the CODIFIED individual rights of a citizen of the USA.