Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
“Ignorant, Misleading And Downright Evil Tabloid Headlines”
Baroness Joan Walmsley, LibDem peer, during the House of Lords debate on a Royal Commission on drugs policy, 9th March 2011
My Government, who were elected with 60 per cent of the vote, should have the confidence to defy the tabloid newspapers. They should get the facts and act on them. We should not be afraid of ignorant, misleading and downright evil tabloid headlines. It is the right thing to do. Please let us do it!
Watch the debate here from 19:48 onwards. See the full transcript here.
Brokenshire Resigns. New Drugs Minister Appointed.
James “Broken Britain” Brokenshire has resigned as drugs minister in order to spend more time with his family. The new drugs minister is Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi, a long time friend of the British government, well known for his intelligent and forward thinking policies and a legend amongst freedom loving people throughout the world.
David Cameron, commenting on Brokenshire’s resignation said:
“James has done a wonderful job spreading government propaganda and misinformation. Without his tireless and courageous work we would have been unable to restrain the public outcry against our drugs policy. If it wasn’t for James, thousands of medicinal cannabis users might have found relief from their pain and suffering and strayed away from the poisonous and harmful products that our friends in Big Pharma supply. It was only through James’ personal guidance that I was able recently to dismiss any idea of legalising cannabis during my YouTube interview. James told me the right lies to tell. I couldn’t have done it without him.”
David Oliver, Head of the Drug Strategy Unit at the Home Office, welcomed the new minister saying:
“I look forward to working with Muammar Gaddafi. He has exactly the right experience and personal qualities needed in a British drugs minister. He is a denier of science. He has no interest in the will of the people and he can tell bare faced lies without even blinking. I cannot think of anyone more suitable for the post”
Medicinal Cannabis And Its Impact On Human Health
This is an excellent US documentary featuring three of the most eminent advocates of medicinal cannabis: Dr David Bearman, Dr Donald Tashkin and Dr Donald Abrams. You can watch the film here.
Home Office Drug Strategy Blog – Brokenshire The Buffoon
James Brokenshire introduces the new Home Office drug strategy blog here.
It is difficult to contain the contempt in which I hold this odious and dishonest little man. His brazen cheek in believing that he has anything of honour or relevance to publish on the internet is astounding. Is he really so isolated in his ivory tower that he doen’t realise how much he and his polices are despised and reviled? Does he not know that he is subject to intense ridicule and disrespect at his absurd ideas and propaganda? Doesn’t he know that he is universally regarded as a complete prat – by all his colleagues, doctors, scientists, members of the ACMD, everyone who comes into contact with him?
This is my comment. I did my best to restrain myself and stay polite. I wonder whether it will be published?
There are many, many things wrong with Britain’s drug strategy. We now have one of the most regressive, authoritarian and oppressive drug policies anywhere in the world. Only in places where they execute people for drug possession such as Malaysia or China are there more backwards, unjust and outdated ideas being implemented.
No omission or error is more heinous though than the failure even to mention the medicinal use of cannabis. With the new understanding of the endocannabinoid system and its vital importance to all aspects of human physiology, the power of cannabis as medicine is self-evident. Throughout Europe, doctors are able to prescribe medicinal cannabis to patients. Extraordinary results are achieved in multiple sclerosis, neuropathic pain, Crohn’s, cancer, ADHD and many other conditions. Meanwhile the British government continues with what can only be described as its inane response that “there are no medicinal benefits in cannabis”. It is not just a stupid policy. It is cruel. Hundreds of thousands of British citizens are denied access to the medicine that could relieve their pain and suffering. Meanwhile, in virtually every other country in Europe except France, in Israel and in 15 US states, cannabis is being used as medicine and achieving wonderful results.
Those denied their medicine in Britain are humiliated that European patients can bring medicinal cannabis into Britain and use it under the protection of the Schengen Agreement. This is a cruel and unusual punishment for the crime of being resident in Britain.
The British drug strategy is a joke throughout the world except amongst those agencies and drug workers that depend upon it for their living. It is a shame on our great nation and an extreme indictment of our political system which allows such discredited, cruel and self-defeating policies to persist.
The prohibition of medicinal cannabis is perhaps the best example of how utterly useless, out of date and hopeless is current government drugs policy.
STOP THIEF! £6.5 Million Banker Robber
Scumbag
Barclays Bank is to pay its chief executive a £6.5 million bonus. See here.
The putrid, toady scumbag Bob Diamond is the worst banker robber of them all. This man (and I use the term loosely) is a dishonest, lying, conniving, scheming, fraudster, thief and conman. He takes the food out of children’s mouths and robs old people of their savings. He destroys people’s lives, throws innocent victims of his crimes out of their houses onto the streets. He is the embodiment of everything that is bad and evil and worthless in our society. His greed, selfishness, deceit, mendacity and arrogance knows no bounds.
Barclays Bank is an immoral instituition that causes great harm. It should be dismantled and permanently proscribed. All its directors and senior executives should be banned for life from being involved in the management of any business. Their assets, including pension funds should be sequestered. They should all face criminal bankruptcy and stand trial on charges of conspiracy, fraud and theft. Once Diamond has served his sentence he should be deported and banned from ever entering this country again.
Clearing The Smoke: The Science Of Cannabis
This excellent new documentary from MontanaPBS features Dr Lester Grinspoon, Dr. Igor Grant, Director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research and Dr. Eric Voth, Drug Policy Advisor to Presidents Reagan, Bush Senior, Clinton and Bush Junior.
You can watch the film here.
Peter Reynolds 