tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post1131370128529483254..comments2023-09-20T11:15:28.673+01:00Comments on Transform Drug Policy Foundation Blog: Lib Dems can lead the way on drug policyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263261726046054614noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-64346529303679127202011-10-27T19:39:00.834+01:002011-10-27T19:39:00.834+01:00Lib Dem policy doesn't mean anything, neither ...Lib Dem policy doesn't mean anything, neither do signed pledges from Lib Dem MPs for that matter...<br /><br />The only Lib Dems that matter are the 50 or so who can vote in the house of commons and they'll never go for this, they will never vote to make drug policies more sensible regardless of any motions passed in their conference and promises in their manifesto or any commitments they themselves have made.<br /><br />Changing the status quo is always risky and the three big UK parties don't do risk, especially not the Lib Dems. They just want to keep their seats and keep things how they are as that is what benefits them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-9390661561463819072011-10-05T09:55:37.910+01:002011-10-05T09:55:37.910+01:00Good write up but let's insist that instead of...Good write up but let's insist that instead of the 'war on drugs' expression we make it clear that this is a war on some drug users, call it a war on some drug users even if it's not as snappy. My only other gripe with the write up is the complaint about the MDA when we must talk about the ADMINISTRATION of it - otherwise we are letting govt off the hook for just applying the law, it isn't the Act that's at fault, it's what they are doing with it.<br /><br />My other concern not mentioned in your blog is that the lib dems want to make the issue a medicalisation matter and not a criminal one - whilst this makes perfect sense for hard core drug misusers such as heroin misuse and your average heavy drinker, this would be a very unwelcome development for most drug users and the movement for liberty in my view. I watched a programme the other day about how gays were treated in the US and it was truly shocking, yet the scariest development was when they tried to bring in a 'mad not bad' psychiatric approach. I imagine I would, if I were a controlled drug user, be more wary of Ewan's 'we can help you' (straight jacket and electrodes well hidden) approach then the brutes who will smash down the door. Where has the notion of liberty gone in all of this?Sunshine Bandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351908969557708343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-91370028847472905362011-09-29T09:52:14.887+01:002011-09-29T09:52:14.887+01:00The iplayer video has expired, but it's now up...The iplayer video has expired, but it's now up on youtube: bit.ly/LibDrugsEwan Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007206200639738854noreply@blogger.com