Brown v Nutt

[ffutures]

Just watching the Prof. Nutt thing re cannabis etc. on the news; Gordon Brown really is staggeringly inept, isn't he...

All he really needed to do was say "thanks, we'll consider it the next time we look at this legislation" then forget about it for a few months. Or better yet, do something about it. But no, not a chance.

Roll on the next election...

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

It is quite staggering how Brown always manages to find a way to turn a hiccup into a crashing screaming disaster.

I suspect it might be a symptom of somebody trying to control everything, leading to losing a grip on it all.

Sad thing is I think if he could just be less of a control-freak, he'd probably be a very good prime minister.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

You see that's the trouble with learned advisory committees - they go away, study the evidence, and then advise you accordingly...

And, of course, when using terms like 'lethal' around doctors and scientists, who actually know what it means (although surely this should also be true of a PM?), they will point out to you when you get it wrong!

Prof Nutt really can run rings around Gordon Brown, can't he?

[smallship1.livejournal.com]

Why roll on the next election?

The only alternatives are more of the same or worse. Brown ignored scientific evidence to prove he was tough on drugs. There is nothing in the history of Conservative policies post-Thatcher that indicates their stance is any different.

One might as well say roll on the eleven-mile asteroid.

Scientific Classification

[avdhutaya.livejournal.com]

I appreciate that Mr. Brown is a fish out of water, and from a 'scientific' perspective the comparative analysis put forward by Nutt may be comprehensable, but I'm just wondering exactly how much research was done into the sociological effects of more widespread consumption of these drugs if they were seen as more legitimate by recreational users due to their reclassification.