tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post1552858089075977084..comments2023-09-20T11:15:28.673+01:00Comments on Transform Drug Policy Foundation Blog: The Phoney Argument For a New Drug Warjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263261726046054614noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-65151435232141081422009-05-29T15:57:04.146+01:002009-05-29T15:57:04.146+01:00She seems to use the same logic as other on the ri...She seems to use the same logic as other on the right that I've heard and thought absurd eg:<br />* the current financial crisis was caused by too much regulation not too little<br />* school shootings in the USA are caused not by too many guns but too few as if people were armed in school they could stop them<br />She'd have done well in the Bush administration.Niallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-91875685177835096042009-05-27T10:27:55.374+01:002009-05-27T10:27:55.374+01:00Decidedly a piece of work of indifferent quality b...Decidedly a piece of work of indifferent quality by Gyngell - more policy-based evidence making?<br /><br />As for her 28% of drug war costs for enforcement - that seems a serious under-estimate - other estimates suggest 70 - 80% for the largely counter-productive contribution of the criminal justice system. How does that square with Transform's cost benefit study estimates?<br /><br />A warning for the Conservatives. They can appear ignorant like the Brown Government if they wish. But drugs are a bellwether issue. If the Tories take a hardline approach - which will fail anyway - they will immediately start to lose support from thinking people (again). <br /><br />Brown's demise began when he turned his back on scientific advice from the ACMD in favour of prejudice and a dubious moral posture. Cameron should consult more widely - perhaps with his putative coalition partner Nick Clegg would be a good start... And personal freedom is hardly tested by victimless pseudo-crimes.<br /><br />A more pragmatic approach might have been to look at what works and understand it clearly and honestly Ms Gyngell... Don't forget the US next time either - under Obama, not Bush!<br /><br />Dante CymruDante Cymrunoreply@blogger.com