It may be news to Cameron and some less than lucid letterwriters to the Express and Star, but we would stay signed up to the Convention even if the Act were repealed. All that would happen is that were Convention rights not to be exercisable directly through UK courts, the applicant would still be able to go right to the Court of Human Rights- incidentally, not a part of the EU.

The result? Same outcome but slower, and with the UK Government liable for more costs, expenses and international opprobrium. Hence Call Me Dave’s ludicrous talk of a Bill of British Rights- which itself begs the question of how much input the Celtic legislatures would have into it.

Meanwhile- back to the Express and Star, where last night one sockpuppet wrote of wanting a ‘referendum on the death penalty’. Hmmmm. I know we need citizenship classes in schools; but with muppets like that seemingly able to write in more than crayon, don’t we need compulsory evening classes for adults?

Hilariously I have been accused by a Tory over on my blog of making this matter “party political” by referring to the party of government while Learco Chindamo was growing up and winning his stripes. Whereas Cameron is trying to nail the wrong piece of legislation - not one Edward Heath signed us up to then - as a Labour law, a bad law, a law to be repealled by Tories.

Meanwhile I’ve hit the spot with Newmania and got an extraordinary comment in return, accusing me of trying to destroy Iain Dale’s blog … er. by fairly civilly disagreeing with him.

I’m writing to Cameron, Spelman and Islington Conservatives to have the girl called on to cease and desist. Any rigorous investigations of Newmania’s sock puppeting career? On her relationship with the official Tory party? Any idea how her employer regards the extended, fluently cursing, and persistent day in day out commenting on blogs all day i.e. stealing?