Drugs
Report: No link between tough laws and drug use
There is no 'obvious relationship' between tough drug laws and levels of drug use, according to a new report.
Will Nick Clegg’s drug reforms have any influence on voters?
67 per cent of the public agree there needs to be reform when it comes to drug policy, but will it be enough to win back lost voters?
‘I was the victim of a grooming gang’: a personal story
Helen, who remains anonymous, discusses her experiences as the victim of a grooming gang
Does Nick Clegg still want to decriminalise cannabis?
It is increasingly clear that the Westminster bubble cannot shield itself from the debate on drug reform much longer.
Why John Rentoul is wrong about cannabis
The illegality of drugs causes vastly more misery than the use of drugs.
Islamist extremists score their first political success in the UK – moderate muslims abandoned by home secretary
At last a well orchestrated campaign by a small group of Islamic zealots has succeeded in closing the licit importation of khat, the mild naturally occurring stimulant that has been used in Ethiopia, Kenya and Yemen for millennia.