Poll shows 70% of people in the UK think cannabis should be legalised
A poll recently commissioned by Lib Dems for Drug Policy Reform and conducted by Vision Critical shows that 70 per cent of people are in favour of cannabis being legalised.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Spain reign, but what impact has the World Cup left on South Africa?
For many South Africans in the Soweto township and around the country, the World Cup has been a bonanza for the rich at the expense of the poor – and the tournament’s critics have not remained silent.
Politics Summary: Monday, July 12th
Lord Mandelson reveals the inside story of the post-election negotiations with the Liberal Democrats today, writing that Nick Clegg demanded Gordon Brown’s resignation as the price of a Lib-Lab deal – and that Danny Alexander sought a change to the voting system without the need for a referendum.
How will vulnerable children fare under the Coalition’s cuts?
About one in ten children in the UK suffer abuse or neglect, according to figures by charity Kids Company, who work to protect the capital’s homeless, abused, and vulnerable children.
Why the rush, Nick?
What reason is there for Nick Clegg not rethinking the process and chronology of the boundary review – unless the government actively wants to redraw the boundaries without taking account of the missing voters? If that’s not the reason, then why the rush?
Labour needs to serve people whether or not it’s in power
For me and I believe, many on the left, the defining concern is that we need to show that we want to serve people whether or not we are in power.
The paradoxical stability of welfare expenditure (and why we should be spending more)
Whether they express their views in the élite language of economic or fiscal ‘unsustainability’ or the demotic of ‘welfare scoungers’, everyone apart from a handful of unreconstructed egalitarians seems to agree that welfare spending is too high.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
Remembering the July 7th terror attacks, the latest Coalition cuts, Michael Gove’s week from hell and more.
Water dilemma
This morning the seven million people of the north west of England woke to find they run the risk of a £1,000 fine if they wield their hosepipe to water their geraniums. Sprinklers too, for that matter, are also temporarily beyond the pale.
Coalition must prove committment to 10:10 is more than a honeymoon headline
Scrutiny doesn’t stop with the announcement of a real-time web gadget; this Government needs to try harder if it’s to prove that its commitment to 10:10 is anything more than a honeymoon headline.