Colombia, fuck yeah!
Pictures from an embedded photographer on the frontline of the war on drugs show just how futile it is.
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 Annan and Richard Branson. Jamie Fairlie tells us what it said: ‘The war on drugs has failed’. This is the recurring theme throughout the Global [...]
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 MoD; the two places where, if he ever decided to relocate to London, Darth Vader could feel sure of finding kindred spirits. Bob Ainsworth, ladies [...]
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 review our policy commitments to ensure that there is nothing there to embarrass us, because our policy commitments are going to come under more scrutiny [...]