Tag archives for drugs
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…