Scottish Greens call for urgent reform on drug policy
The Scottish Green Party has called for urgent reform of drug policy in the UK. The call comes after the publication of a new report from the UK Home Affairs…
By making drug checking almost impossible at festivals, the Home Office is risking people’s lives
Information shared from drug checking is essential to keep people safe from adulterated, mis-sold or over-strength drugs. This year, the Home Office has made it almost impossible for festivals to…
Banning nitrous oxide is not only wilfully ignorant – it’s dangerous
The evidence shows that banning drugs does not make them less available or less dangerous. Deaths from drug overdoses rise year on year. Over 125 people a week died from…
Former Labour staffer slams attack leaflet on Greens
The Labour Party's tactics in the local elections have come under fire from a key former party adviser. Andrew Fisher, who served as Direct of Policy for Labour from 2015-2019…
The problem with policing isn’t just funding – it’s priorities
I’m always fascinated when I watch a modern crime drama by the clever ways in which forensic crime scene investigation can bring people to justice. The technology has progressed so…
5 radical policies Labour should include in its manifesto
Labour Conference 2019 demonstrated the ambition and organisation of Labour’s left-wing grassroots. Campaigns including Labour for a Green New Deal, Labour 4 Day Week and Abolish Eton all had their…
Colombia, fuck yeah!
Over on the MSNBC photoblog there are some enlightening shots from the frontline of the war on drugs. But they tell us the opposite of what they're meant to. Look…
Report on the Report of the Global Commission on Drug Policy
The Global Commission on Drug Policy reported this week. The Commission included current and former presidents and prime ministers, secretaries of state etc from of a number of countries, Kofi…
Oh My God – on drugs and Ainsworth
What did Bob Drop? Oh My God! Bob Ainsworth, what were you thinking? You of all people; you who dwelt inside the bunkers that are the Home Office and the…
Greens need to resist mainstream pressure for political ‘justification’…
There are two key paragraphs from Rupert Read’s recent article, which addresses the impressive growth of the Green party membership and its implications, I wish to highlight: “We need to…