Comments on: Latest lame UK gov't excuse for supressing drug policy report: "if we release it, it will be hard to manage the news"

By: SidFudd

SidFudd — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is actually more convenient for me, for I have no attention span. If two reports on the same topic were released at the same time, I don’t know what I would – ooh, kitty!

By: 2k

2k — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The truth is; we’re not going to tell you the truth.

By: bjacques

bjacques — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

WWMTD (What Would Malcolm Tucker Do)? For those who haven’t seen it, In The Thick Of It is a BBC series about a (presumably Labour) spin doctor obviously based on Alastair Duncan, who ensured that anyone speaking publicly for Labour remained “on message.” Tucker’s pyrotechnic cussing (in a very thick Scottish accent) is a wonder to behold, and the show is pure theater of cruelty.

By: hassan-i-sabbah

hassan-i-sabbah — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Get it on yer BBCi player.
Malcolm Tuckers swearing is a joy.
Knock at door….
“Come the fuck in ,or fuck the fuck off!”
priceless

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Repeating myself:

Poor Dr. Nutt, he forgot that the regulations around psycho pharmaceuticals arenâ€™t so much about Public Health but more around matters of Mind Control. And denying as much of that control from the populace as possible.

By: zhuzhu

zhuzhu — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

yet again not letting people make up their own minds based on data

By: EH

EH — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Also: people are too stupid to see the report.

I can’t imagine there isn’t a way to force them to release it.

By: Modusoperandi

Modusoperandi — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

They aren’t cover stories (as far as I know) and they aren’t “a year ago”, but the Economist has talked about the subject a couple of times before (and maybe more, as I just used their search function for the first example that came to mind).

By: Patrick Dodds

Patrick Dodds — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t think the word “absurdity” is the right one here Cory. “Mendacity” might fit better, or “contempt for the electorate”. “Arrogance” or “high-handedness” are also contenders.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“Even the Economist has taken notice.” Why wouldn’t they? Didn’t they do a cover story in favor of legalization like a year ago?

By: Ted8305

Ted8305 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It was the wrong type of snow.

By: jeligula

jeligula — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Actually, it isn’t lame at all because they are telling you the truth for once. After all, they cannot control what people think if everybody knows the truth.