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Jess The Dog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Maybe the rumour about Prince Charles having a flunky to squeeze the toothpaste is true, or maybe it is an urban myth. However, here is evidence that female MPs are too lazy to clean up after themselves . We all know that many of them expect to have their arses wiped at public expense but this is going too far. We can all imagine the likely suspects guilty of such hygeine lapses, those feminist class...
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Legalise Cannabis Alliance (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I have to say that I am appalled at the sacking of Professor David Nutt from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson - and the support given to him by our un-elected Prime Minister Gordon Brown. David Cameron is no better for agreeing with their decision to ignore experts' advice if it flies in the face of media-led public opinion. Professor Nutt, head...
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Paul Owen (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
It will scarcely come as a surprise that MPs, now that the spotlight has moved off them to some extent, are still proving awkward over their expenses. The Times reports that some are being deliberately obstructive or on a 'go-slow' to prevent the Legg report from concluding its investigations. They were originally given a 3 week period to provide any information and many are failing to do so. This...
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Anya Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
4th November 2009 The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is an independent expert body that advises government on drug related issues in the UK. It was established under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Its terms of reference, set out in section 1 of the Act, are “to keep under review the situation in the United Kingdom with respect to drugs which are being or appear to them likely...
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The Big Dollop (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
. The Big Dollop would like to bring to your attention the case of 27 year old Amanda Hyett, a lady who had previously plead guilty of defrauding the Dept of Work and Pensions and her local council of £35,885.27 in Income Support, Council Tax and Housing Benefit, who today as a consequence of that admission was jailed for one year at Leeds Crown Court. No doubt the name Amanda Hyett will mean...
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John Wells's phonetic blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
In a television discussion between the former Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, and the presenter Andrew Marr, both used the pronunciation ˈspaʊzɪz for spouses (pl). I think (though without and hard evidence) that most people pronounce this word with a voiceless sibilant at the end of the stem, ˈspaʊsɪz . (There is also a jocular plural spice spaɪs , like mouse—mice...
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Labourlist (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
By Marjorie Smith Alan Johnson's justification for sacking Professor Nutt over his refusal to acquiesce on the Government's decison to reclassify cannabis from Class C to B under the Misuse of Drugs Act is spurious in the extreme. The main reason that the Labour leadership seems to struggle over this issue is that there is a streak of Christian Socilalist thinking (Straw, Brown, Blair, et al) that...
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Raedwald (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
This afternoon's announcement by Cameron on his revised approach to giving the British people a say on Europe could be the important of his political career. His voter base is people who want to get rid of Labour rather than people who want to see Dave in Number Ten. To prevent this fragile promise of power from slipping from his hands, Cameron must make a clear and unambiguous commitment to allowing...
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Jess The Dog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The government wants to use the courts to penalise parents who seek to play the system to get the best school places for their children. Typical, despicable and utterly hypocritical. Aren’t there enough real criminals out there for the courts to deal with, those who kick people to death every week, or so it seems? Or why not sort the schools out? They’ve only had 12 years to do it, after...
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Adam Smith Institute Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The Home Secretary has been displaying some rather statist behavior of late (see here & here ). However, his latest attempt to stifle debate and research contradicting government policy is particularly authoritarian. As a distinguished scientist, Dr Nutt has proven been unafraid to speak out about the findings of drug research. In this way, he has been able to provide the public with more information...
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Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Last week British Home Secretary Alan Johnson fired University of Bristol neuropsychopharmacologist David Nutt as chairman the British Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs for failing to recognize that "his role is to advise rather than criticise." Translation: Nutt made the mistake of publicly telling the truth about drugs. In particular, he noted that the hazards posed by marijuana pale...
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Chymical Ascension (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
My addiction ruined my life. I lost friends, I lost jobs, I lost my family. In short I lost everything I ever cared about. It was all replaced by my favourite Drug. Nothing else mattered. I remember first taking that drug, when I was happily taking up the post of Branch Secretary at the Union of Communication Workers Imagine! Me! A little postman from Hull representing the industry and the workers...
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Andy Peacock (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Ex Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has sensationally admitted her expenses shame was a “disgrace” that should bar her from becoming a peer. Former holders of the post are traditionally given a House of Lords Seat. But Ms Smith said she should be ruled out after raking in £64.240 by falsely claiming her sister’s house as her main home and getting her husband’s £10 porn...
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UK Commentators (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Blimey. The Tories are right about something. As Conservative Home puts it : The Conservatives - who also disagree with the ACMD position on cannabis - backed the decision to sack Professor Nutt. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling issued this statement: “This was an inevitable decision after his latest ill-judged contribution to the debate but it is a sign of lack of focus at the Home Office...
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thoughts of oscar (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
"The professor had argued that cannabis was less harmful than alcohol or cigarettes and had been particularly scathing when former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith upgraded cannabis to a class B drug, against his advice. Mr Johnson demanded his resignation because he had "lost confidence" in Prof Nutt's ability to give impartial advice." Let us suppose from an entirely academic point...
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news rage uk | 15/05/2008
It is impossible to escape knife crime at the moment. It seems like young men are dropping like flies and there is no suggestion or indication yet that these crimes will cease to continue. New mayor Boris has taken steps with the police and with the backing of home secretary Jacqui Smith to introduce measures for tackling the problem. Funding has been approved for more metal detectors and teenagers...
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