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.
Good Society
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.
7/7: ‘Anti terror’ rhetoric masks the inconvenient truth
A proper response to 7/7 must be to bring the alienated and angry young men of Britain, whether seduced by Al Qaeda, the BNP or football hooliganism, into society. Only then can we have social cohesion and only this is true counter-terrorism.
Miliband: Blair failed to address impacts of globalisation on communities
David Miliband, writing in tomorrow’s New Statesman, will say that the “failure” of Tony Blair to take account of people’s struggles with the impacts of globalisation on their communities led to voters “turning their backs” on the Labour Party.
Does Clarke have the courage of his convictions?
Ken Clarke’s announcement on prison policy is welcome news for those of us who campaign for penal reform.
Theresa May is right to take on ACPO and reform the police
A long, ignominious line of home office ministers have opted for a quiet life and done ACPO’s bidding. But for today at least, Ms May deserves two cheers for not being one of them. Her challenge, however, as always in government, is to turn rhetoric into action.
Death of a charity
The coalition government’s vision of a flourishing civil society sector rings hollow this morning. Refugee and Migrant Justice, a charity, has folded.
Tories change tune on prisons and “extent” of crime
Justice secretary Ken Clarke hinted at a possible Conservative u-turn on prisons policy this morning, and said fear of crime was out of kilter with the “extent” of crime.
Economic growth & fall in unemployment key to tacking child poverty
The best way to tackle child poverty is to tackle welfare dependency, shadow work and pensions minister Helen Goodman has said.
Should prisoners get the vote?
The Council of Europe sets next year’s elections to Stormont, Holyrood and Cardiff Bay as the date by which it expects the UK government to allow prisoners to vote.