And all too often, it seems to give criminals more rights than the victims of crime. This has to stop."Edward Nally, president of the Law Society, countered: "There have been far fewer claims under the Act than most commentators expected when it was introduced. There will be legal questions to be addressed and it is important we do not create a new set of unintended consequences."He said: "I am not opposed to human rights Real human rights are worth fighting for. They will be told that leaving the Act unchanged is not an option.The issues that the commission will be asked to examine include the "escalating volume" of rights claims against public bodies and the effect on the immigration system, which Mr Davis said had been to hamper the removal of failed asylum-seekers.Mr Davis told a London press conference: "We need to correct a seriously malfunctioning Act of Parliament It will not be easy. The Tories provoked a barrage of criticism yesterday after they signalled that the Human Rights Act would be scrapped or overhauled by a government led by Michael Howard. David Davis, the shadow Home Secretary, warned that the Act was "seriously malfunctioning" and had encouraged a "compensation culture" with soaring numbers of spurious claims costing the taxpayer billions of pounds. Kevin Hawkins, director general of the consortium said: "It is time for those who constantly criticise food retailers' relationships with farmers to admit that their attacks are based on nothing more than myth and prejudice.".

It is clear the Government can no longer sit on its hands while the supermarkets squeeze the lifeblood from our countryside."Food supply chain relationships need rebalancing, the Supermarket Code must be strengthened and the OFT must get tough with the bully-boy tactics of the big boys."The OFT is carrying out a study into the operation of the supermarkets' code of practice.The British Retail Consortium, which disagreed with the Liberal Democrat study, pointed to a study by the consultants London Economics, published earlier this year, that showed changes (up or down) in farm prices were passed on to consumers. Supermarket boardroom pay also jumped, increasing from £4.96m to £30.39 m.Average farm incomes, by contrast, stagnated, increasing from £12,000 to £15,000 over the same period. Mr George said: "While the supermarkets' 55 top executives are creaming it, many dairy farmers are struggling to make any income at all."I'm all in favour of rewarding success, but this is simply rewarding those who have all the cards stacked up on their side of the supply chain."Supermarkets are now so powerful they can dictate market conditions for British farmers. But the British Retail Consortium, which represents the supermarket chains, insisted research showed the gap between farm-gate and retail prices was no wider in Britain than in many parts of Europe.Andrew George, the Liberal Democrat food and rural affairs spokesman, went on the attack after research carried out by the House of Commons library showed operating profits for the big five supermarkets increased from £884m in 1988 to £3,355m last year. The main supermarket chains were accused yesterday of "squeezing the lifeblood from the countryside" after figures showed that their profits have boomed but farm incomes have stagnated.

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