Only "Yes men" need apply..

[KaraK]

So now advisors get sacked for giving advice that isn't what they want to hear:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8334774.stm

Edited by KaraK on Friday 30th October 17:29

[AndrewW-G]

No doubt in response to the abuse that smith got on QT this week just goes to show what a pathetic and vindictive bunch they all are

[Marf]

Yep it sucks.

What summed up his stance for me was hearing him on Radio4 the other day. He said something along the lines of "tonight, no child will die as a result of smoking cannabis, taking an ecstasy tablet, or taking LSD, but at least one under 18 will die of alcohol poisoning".

Edited by Marf on Friday 30th October 17:31

[Bullett]

Kind of proves his point quite effectively though.

[turbobloke]

Cronyism is what's expected from cronies, if it doesn't happen...

BBC Article said:

He accused ministers of devaluing and distorting evidence...

So he's joined a very long queue. Pick a topic from exam grades to speed cameras to weapons of mass destruction to climate change to (etc).

[odyssey2200]

dissent or free thinking will not be tolerated.

you will be assimilated!

Resistance is futile

edited because my spell checker didn't know what i meant as opposed to wot I writ

Edited by odyssey2200 on Friday 30th October 17:57

[Strangely Brown]

odyssey2200 said:

descent or free thinking will not be tolerated.

Is that what is known as "getting down"? I can see why they might not like that.

[Eric Mc]

I wonder did the line of questions fired at Ms Smith last night on QT prove the last straw?

Edited by Eric Mc on Friday 30th October 17:55

[964Cup]

Do you think Johnson, or any of this shower, actually knows what "advice" means? I wish there was any evidence that the other lot would be any different.

[sleep envy]

He should consider himself lucky they didn't do a Dr Kelly on him

[Marf]

sleep envy said:

He should consider himself lucky they didn't do a Dr Kelly on him

Wait, your not suggesting Bliar and chums had another countries security services off him, are you?

[hairykrishna]

Apparently the breaking news is now that he's referring to the PM's comments about cannabis being 'lethal' as irrational. Which they were.

[Marf]

I just found it amazing that Her Smithness was still trotting out the same old pap about cannabis being stronger.

Have they not heard of hash? There have been varieties of hash available since the dawn of time that are more powerful than the skunk she keeps bleating on about.

I wish I could find some of this ultra mega knockout skunk

[hairykrishna]

Marf said:

I just found it amazing that Her Smithness was still trotting out the same old pap about cannabis being stronger.

Have they not heard of hash? There have been varieties of hash available since the dawn of time that are more powerful than the skunk she keeps bleating on about.

I wish I could find some of this ultra mega knockout skunk

Neatly dissected on Bad Science;

http://www.badscience.net/2007/03/reefer-badness/

[Marf]

hairykrishna said:

Marf said:

I just found it amazing that Her Smithness was still trotting out the same old pap about cannabis being stronger.

Have they not heard of hash? There have been varieties of hash available since the dawn of time that are more powerful than the skunk she keeps bleating on about.

I wish I could find some of this ultra mega knockout skunk

Neatly dissected on Bad Science;

http://www.badscience.net/2007/03/reefer-badness/

Indeed, and here we have the point

"That’s not even a crystal in a plant pot. That’s impossible. That would require more THC to be present in the plant than the total volume of space taken up by the plant itself. That would require matter to be condensed."

Herbal cannabis can only get so strong, the plant cannot sustain over a given amount of THC production, hence my comment about hash being stronger, as you isolate the THC from the plant to create it.

Edited by Marf on Friday 30th October 18:13

[DangerousMike]

Another example of this is the advice sought by the EU on fisheries: Stop fishing them now or you will drive the cod to extinction... guess what... they decided to lower quotas instead of implement a total ban...

[JagLover]

It is rather sad that our drugs policy should be decided mainly on the basis of hysteria, prejudice and accidents of history.

As the Professor pointed out some banned drugs are less harmful, and less addictive, then the legal ones (alcohol and nicotine).

I wonder if any government would brave enough to have a rational drugs policy.

[Marf]

Professor Nutt is about to appear on Newsnight.

[ATG]

Home Secretary tries to look decisive and no-nonsense ... but just looks completely feeble and silly. Can't explain why the Prof is wrong, so just sack him instead. What an inadequate little penis he is. Depressing to see the shadow Home Secretary all but backing the incumbent moron.

[DangerousMike]

I'm glad this is such a big story, the goverment has acted completely irrationally, all Prof. Nutt has done is state observed facts. I saw an interview with him in a new clip just now where he notes that the government wants to pretend it is basing its decisions on hard science and the evidence provided by it, but is actually just making a "moral" choice (on behalf of us.. thanks). How it can be immoral to put something in your mouth/lungs/bloodstream by your own choice, I don't know...