Drug Tsar sacked
October 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized by Angela Harbutt
Following on from my recent post, I have just heard on the radio that Professor Nutt – who criticised the government for distorting the facts about the dangers of cannabis – has been sacked. Well what do you expect from a government that prefers to “run” with public opinion – whipped by the the Daily Mail et al – rather than make policy on fact-based evidence.
October 30th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Perhaps this government is improving. David Nutt’s case followed recnt precedent – he was just fired for doing the job they had hired him for. I think the last case of someone actually dying in that process (no shooting involved, they never shoot the messenger) was David Kelly.
October 30th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
I’ve just posted that this means Professor Nutt’s replacement will now explicitly be required to lie as a condition of employment – surely a new low even for this Labour Government.
October 31st, 2009 at 2:11 am
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