Another day, another call for drug legalisation

The seemingly endless series of reports from parliamentary committees and expert organisations calling for reform of Britain’s drug policy continued today, after a cross-party group of peers called for a change in the law.

The Week in Review: How not to introduce gay marriage

David Cameron manages to upset gay campaigners, the Church of England, the Church in Wales and Tory backbenchers on gay marriage, while Nick Clegg comes clean on drug legalisation, after he backs a royal commission.

Clegg: We’re losing war on drugs ‘on an industrial scale’

Nick Clegg has broken ranks with the prime minister on drugs reform, just five days after his coalition partner ruled out a royal commission on decriminalisation.

Analysis: Will Cameron be the prime minister who admits the war on drugs has failed?

David Cameron could launch the biggest rethink of British drug policy for 40 years today, but does he have the bravery to see it through?

‘We’ve lost the war on drugs’ Ken Clarke admits

There has been no progress in the government’s drug policy, Ken Clarke admitted to the home affairs committee today.

Comment: What would the world look like after the war on drugs?

Professor David Nutt’s evidence to the home affairs committee reminds us that drug legalisation arguments are now mainstream. But what would Britain look like is cannabis, ecstasy and heroin were legitimately on sale?

Official advisers demand drug decriminalisation

Drug users should be given “creative civil punishments” rather than jail sentences, according to the government’s own expert advisers.