The biggest story today is that the then-Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice was a direct witness to a criminal attempt to pervert the course of justice, and covered it up for four years because it involved one of his political allies.

Might I gently suggest that a tiny fall in private school pupil numbers isn’t actually a problem?
State schools buckling. ✅
Very worrying levels of mental health problems among young people. ✅
Soaring numbers of kids growing up hungry & homeless. ✅
Those are actual problems.

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This is a thoroughly misleading statement on decriminalisation, in both Oregon and BC (as I told Dr Sabet when I bumped into him at #CND67 ).

NEWS: P&O Ferries boss admits seafaring crew on his boats are paid just £4.87 an hour #KMTVKent

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Compare and contrast: 'We support the right of our students to express their views peacefully'

With results from over 700 wards in for Sky News, we see the Conservative to Labour swing is largest in areas that voted most heavily to Leave in 2016.

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Congratulations to Chris Webb MP. Blackpool has the highest rate of drug-related death in England, so the greatest need for an overdose prevention centre.

FINAL CALL. If you work or use alcohol and/or drug services in the UK, please complete this survey. I’m trying to understand the changes that took place during the COVID lockdowns and what has happened since. What have we learnt? What has stayed/remained/evolved, how and why? 1/3

UK whistleblower ‘morally compelled’ to speak out on Afghan withdrawal dlvr.it/T6LkSW

A man who consistently believes that the rules don't apply to him. Even if he made them. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Access to the private rented sector for prison leavers is incredibly difficult
Many Prison leavers don't have the finances to find an increasingly expensive home to rent
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New Clinks report

Excellent explanation from DJ Larkin of the backlash against #decriminalisation in British Columbia. youtu.be/T4L8Y_Jt_Xg?si…

This is a voluntary relocation. Someone who's been assessed here, found not to have a valid case & paid £2000 to go to Rwanda (for now - no obligation to stay). Nothing to do with the 'Rwanda scheme' of forcibly sending people to Rwanda *instead of* assessing their case here.

How much more harm do they want to do to the UK?

Dr Poulter will be an interesting new voice for drug policy reform in Labour ranks. He has spoken in favour of decriminalisation. hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-0…

Nitazenes detected in Bristol heroin market by The Loop today.
Take care. Use #drugchecking , nitazene strips & naloxone whenever available (multiple doses may be necessary).

#drugchecking is needed now more than ever, all around the world & available to all communities.

Irish contacts: was the cluster of overdoses in Dublin in November confirmed as being from synthetic opioids? hse.ie/eng/services/n…

Editorial gripe: we know everyone's getting too many invites to review, but please at least reject them quickly, rather than leaving us waiting for your reply.