If Reform leader Nigel Farage supports the rights of the individual, he should support the European Convention on Human Rights, argues Martin Roche

Nigel Farage is a conservative. He believes in a small state, in personal responsibility and the right of the individual to lead their life as little bothered by the state as possible. I haven’t asked the Reform leader if this is the case, but he’s been a politician for a long time now and in each of the parties he’s headed up, UKIP, the Brexit Party, and now Reform, the state, its size and its behaviour has been his core target.

To sum up what I believe is his fundamental political philosophy, it is “big state bad, small state good.” If my interpretation is right, then Mr Farage should be a confirmed supporter of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

The ECHR is one of the most misunderstood international treaties. It is not a creation of the European Union. Nor is the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The EU does not administer or run the Convention or the Court. Both operate under the umbrella of the Council of Europe. It has 46 member states, including the UK, which was a founder member, in 1949. All 26 EU states are........

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