The drugs don’t work
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 It’s been a bad weekend for science and a bad weekend for Alan…
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This generation should make the case for decriminalising “controlled” drugs
By Kevin Bovania Britain’s policy on controlling drug use has hardly changed in nearly 40 years. The Misuse…
NEC election timelines, party management and challenges ahead – Ann Black’s Labour NEC report
This was the first meeting after conference and, as usual, the opportunity to plan for the year ahead. …
‘PFI was a disaster — Labour mustn’t repeat it’
PFI – the Private Finance Initiative – is a private finance model which was hugely popular under the…
‘An opportunity to accelerate humane science’
The publication of the latest statistics on animal use in scientific procedures offers an opportunity to reflect. While…
Palestine Action, conference, and one member one vote – Labour NEC report
The prime minister Keir Starmer, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and justice secretary Shabana Mahmood all gave updates,…
‘Rough sleeping’s soaring. Will defence spending help homeless veterans?’
New data out today shows that rough sleeping has hit a post-pandemic high. Last year nearly 4,667 people…
‘I’m an ex-hospice nurse with long-term conditions. I don’t want to die in pain’
I’ve just retired after almost 45 years of nursing, much of which has been spent caring for people…
Assisted dying bill: ‘Oregon is no assisted dying utopia’
Supporters of my colleague Kim Leadbeater’s Bill to legalise assisted dying/suicide are well-intentioned but have been unable to…
What private members’ bills are Labour backbenchers presenting to Parliament?
The first private members’ bills of the new Parliament are being presented before MPs on Wednesday, with 15…
