At last a blast for freedom from ... Europe!!

At last some common sense from the European Court of Human Rights which has ruled that the Government is not allowed to keep DNA samples and fingerprints from those who have committed no crime.

Naturally, Jacqui Smith, our buffoon of a Home Secretary, is said to disappointed by the decision.

The Strasbourg court found the force had violated article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights - the right to respect for private and family life.

In a strongly-worded attack, it condemned the "blanket and indiscriminate nature" of the powers.

Chief Constable Chris Sims, the forensics spokesman of the Association of Chief Police Officers, said the judgment would have a profound impact.

He said: "In making use of powers to take and retain a person's DNA the police service must continue to be balanced and proportionate to the rights and freedoms of individuals. However these developments risk diminishing our ability to protect the public and prevent crime."

Smith added: 'The existing law will remain in place while we carefully consider the judgment.'

What is to consider? Your beloved European Court of Human Rights has said you are wrong. Get over it and destroy those samples...

The madness that is Strasbourg...

The European Court of Human Rights has shown once again that it is completely out of touch with normal thinking.

It has ruled that a terror suspect cannot be deported to a country that might torture him. The suspect's "absolute" right to protection from torture must come first. First above the rights of the people not to be blown up by these fanatics.

Why do we take notice of this absurd ruling? These Muslim fanatics are a threat to our lives never mind our way of life and the sooner they are out of Britain the better.

More madness in Europe

If ever there was a reason to withdraw from the madness that is the European Court of Human Rights then the ruling that said a convicted murderer should be able to father a child by his ex-jailbird wife is it.

Kirk Dickson and his wife Lorraine met via a prisoners' pen pal scheme - he was convicted of murder and is serving life for kicking a man to death for refusing to hand over cigarettes, and she was inside for a £27,000 benefits fiddle.

The court decreed that the British government was wrong to stop the couple becoming parents and that it was a denial of their human rights. Further, it awarded them €5,000 in damages and €21,000 in costs.

How can becoming a parent be a human right? What about the child? What chance will it have? The court said that a public interest in punishment and the upbringing of the child was merely "public opinion".

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Mrs Dickson said: "I know some people think that Kirk should have thought about whether he wanted children before he committed murder, and others think I shouldn't have married someone serving a life sentence if I wanted another child."

Another child? She already has three children. It was her failure to declare maintenance payments from her first husband when making fraudulent benefits claims which got her sent down in the first place. She was already bankrupt and had convictions for deception and conspiracy to defraud.

This is just another example of the perverse nature of our "partners" in Europe and the sooner we leave them to it, the better.