Norman Baker reveals drugs proposals Theresa May stripped from report
Lib Dem MP says government finally has evidence of ‘what works’ in relation to drug addiction, but that Tories are ignoring it
The Guardian (UK)
Friday, December 26, 2014
Friday, December 26, 2014
Under pressure from the Lib Dems, the Home Office commissioned a report looking at the international evidence on the impact of legislation on drug use. Theresa May, the home secretary, made no secret of the fact that she had no enthusiasm for the project, and when it was published in October, with Baker taking the lead in publicising it, Conservative ministers signalled that they would ignore it. Baker revealed that the original draft had contained policy recommendations that, on May’s orders, had been removed prior to publication.
