Is the case for legalising all drugs is answerable?
(Comment is Free, Guardian, 13 September 2009) “What is required is not a libertarian utopia in which the state retreats from any concern about personal conduct, but a coolly utilitarian assessment of the costs and benefits of different methods of intervention”, says John Gray. To read, click here. Madsen Pirie agrees that UK drug policy is a spectacular failure and argues that decriminalisation is the only way forward. To read, click here. Neil McKeganey says drug legalisation is no solution – it’s a disaster waiting to happen. To read, click here. Charities have a role to play in running jails (Guardian, 7 September 2009) Jonathan Aitken responds to Libby Brooks comment piece, saying prisons need more partnerships with the voluntary sector. To read, click here. To read Libby Brroks article, Charity and Punishment, click here. Inadmissible Evidence (The Times, 9 September 2009) Britain s top judges have ruled that control orders, introduced in 2005 as part of the emergency anti-terror
