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Wednesday Open Thread | 130 comments (130 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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anyone catch the ambush of the home secretary over whether its entirely appropriate for a former cannabis smoker to be in charge of the UK's drug laws?

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 01:05:11 PM EST

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When they run out of politicians on that criterion, they can always do a reality TV show to search for a non-former cannabis smoker.

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 01:08:12 PM EST
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Meh, low-grade argument in my mind. I don't really think shouting 'hypocrisy!' is an appropriate charge.

Member of the Anti-Fabulousness League since 1987.

by Ephemera on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 01:13:03 PM EST
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Surprised the BBC allowed the ambush really.

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 01:34:09 PM EST
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Well, it depends on how much they knew beforehand, but certainly they let it go on and gave him air. You think there's some kind of BBC conspiracy, and they just let the commenter run for the sake of giving her a hard time?

Member of the Anti-Fabulousness League since 1987.

by Ephemera on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 02:00:09 PM EST
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More than appropriate. Legalise it!

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 01:34:54 PM EST
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I'm afraid there are too many votes in the Daily Mail reading constituency. so even though the government commission says that the rules should stay in their "Liberalised" state, the government has decided that the best thing to do electorally is to pander to the authoritarians of the right.

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 02:32:24 PM EST
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Because implementing right-wing policies is how the left wins elections. How's the lack of contrast working out for Brown in the polls, again?

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 06:48:39 PM EST
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