Thumb Prints

I was gemused to read recently about the scheme being operated in Norwich (at the request of the police) by a number of second hand stores re collecting customers' thumbprints.

Customers are being asked to leave a thumbprint when trading in second-hand goods for cash, in order to stop criminals making money out of stolen items.

The police say that the prints would be kept in shops, not on any central database, and police investigating other crimes would be able to examine them.

Inspector Lisa Hooper said that the idea was to act as a deterrence to thieves from trying to sell stolen property in second-hand shops. I would venture to suggest that the thieves would simply fence their stolen booty in another area/town.

Anyhoo, Inspector Hooper said:

"The scheme will deter criminals from even trying to sell property to the shops who have signed up to the scheme, it will not affect law-abiding customers so they need not (have) fear of their thumbprint being obtained.

It is purely to put a stop to the flow of stolen goods in the city and in the second-hand shops who are the ones who feel the financial cost if stolen items are recovered by police, even though they genuinely bought the items from the customer.

We hope that customers will support the scheme and voluntarily allow their thumbprint to be taken."

All very well, maybe.

However, what happens to the thumbprint data of innocent people when it is accessed by the police?

Presumably the data has to be taken back to the police station for comparison with that of alleged criminals, and for comparison with "scene of crime" forensics data?

How secure is the data in the shops anyway, and how long do they keep it?

Are customers under any legal obligation to provide thumbprints?

The scheme seems riddled ethical and security flaws to me.

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A Nation of Bigots

I see that in the eyes of the Nanny In Chief (Broon) that to express concerns (in calm, coherent way) about taxes, the deficit and immigration makes one a bigot.

Hmmm...well that pretty well condemns most of the population then!

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Come Fly With Me

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Good morning loyal readers.

Today I fly (lucky BA!) to Beijing, then Dalian, for a bit of busyness.

Unfortunately, subject to volcanic activity, I will return one day before the general election.

Curses!

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I Predict a Riot

I have been gemused with how all of the main political parties would have us believe that a vote for "the other lot" would cause financial chaos.

Well, that has been rather blown apart by the unsurprising revelation that none of the main political parties are being entirely "honest" (politics and honesty do not go hand in hand) with the long suffering electorate.

It seems that were the political parties to actually implement their manifesto "promises", wrt cutting the deficit and not raising taxes, then we will see cuts in public expenditure the like of which have not been witnessed since the Second World War (if Tory) or the dark days of the Labour government of the 70's (if Liberal or Labour).

Were the parties inclined to minimise the cuts, if they want to get the economy back in good shape, then they will have to raise taxes to unprecedented levels.

I could of course point out that had Brown not frittered away the surplus revenues during times of plenty, on hiking public sector pay and on the fees of consultants, we might be in better shape now.

However, we are where we are and we cannot put the clock back.

Either way given that the tax payers are already massively overburdened, and that the country as a whole seems totally reliant on the state to wipe its collective bottom, the results of the cuts and tax rises will provoke civil unrest not seen since the 70's.

For what it is worth, I don't think we should get too stressed out by the debt levels. They are manageable.

What is actually required is a whole scale restructuring, and re design, of the public sector ie:

- public sector pensions
- pay
- what it is actually meant to do
- simplification of the tax system (see www.hmrcisshite.com for my views on what needs to be done)
- simplification of the benefits system
- a return to self responsibility and a recognition that actions have consequences

However, none of the political parties have the stones to do that.

I predict a riot whichever bunch of BS artists gets in!

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Nanny's Health Care Database

How gemusing, I am in receipt of a letter from Nanny's chums in the NHS telling me that my basic health care details will be uploaded onto her brand new shiny "Summary Care Record".

This wonderful piece of kit allegedly will provide doctors and NHS staff with basic details about my ongoing medication (if I were receiving any), allergies I may have and some other basic stuff.

My local GP has the task of uploading this data. I don't have to raise a finger, unless I don't want Nanny to do this.

Why wouldn't I want Nanny to do this?

Well, aside from the fact that I distrust the state, Nanny's IT and database history is hardly inspiring (she regularly fails when it comes to technology, cost control and security).

I would also note that I am more than peeved at the fact that this is not an "opt in" procedure, but an "opt out" one; ie Nanny presumes that I want this unless I say otherwise.

In order to opt out I have to go to a special form on one of Nanny's websites, fill it in then send it to my doctor. Rather annoyingly I have not been to a doctor for some 15 years or more, and cannot for the life of me remember who mine is or where he is located (most especially as I have moved).

Anyhoo, it seems that relief is to hand. A fortnight or so ago it was announced that Nanny was suspending the database.

For why?

The British Medical Association have warned that the summary care records are being set up at "break-neck speed", sometimes without patients' knowledge.

The plans have also raised concerns about security and patient confidentiality.

Doctors have also been unenthusiastic about the technology.

Another IT success brought to you by the Nanny state!

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FO The Pope

Once in a blue moon Nanny really does surprise me.

Thus I see blue moon in the heavens, as Nanny (or rather a very small part of Nanny) has shown that she has a sense of humour.

Gosh!

Nanny, or rather her chums in the Foreign Orifice (FO), has issued a rather amusing internal spoof memo relating to what should be done with the Pope when he visits the UK later in the year.

Seemingly a Papal Visit Team has been set up (money and time well spent!), to ensure that the Pope's visit goes smoothly and without any embarrassment.

Therefore, in order to ensure maximum yield from the visit, the bright young things in the FO decided to imagine an "ideal" visit (from a satirical point of view), and accordingly drafted a memo.

The memo included such highlights as:

- The Pope blessing a gay marriage

- The Pope opening a child abuse helpline

- The Pope blessing an abortion clinic

- The Pope launching "Benedict Condoms" etc.

Needless to say the memo duly leaked, and now there is a right old Hooh Hah!

Sadly for the younger members of the FO there are still those in the establishment without a sense of humour. The FO senior mandarins have grovelingly apologised to the Vatican (kind of ironic given that the Pope has yet to apologise for the role of the church in covering up child abuse) and Auntie (the BBC) is with "hushed tones" asking "what will the Vatican say in response?".

Ermmm...who cares?

However, based on past form, certain cardinals may well attempt to blame the Jews, media and gays again for this.

I dare say that the FO juniors who out this memo together will have rather "sore bottoms" today (so to speak), which is not surprising but rather sad.

Nanny and Auntie really ought to develop a sense of humour.

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Treemendous!

Now here's something for the weekend for you to enjoy:)

A wee story that hit the media a few weeks ago about Kim Barrett, and her brush with Nannydom.

Ms Barrett was about her business near Manor School in Melksham, when she saw a small boy stuck up a tree.

Being a decent human being Ms Barrett assisted the boy down, and walked him over to the school (where he was a pupil).

That all sounds reasonable, doesn't it?

Well no actually.

You see my loyal readers we live in the Nanny state, where commonsense and decency are thrown out the window in deference to the rule of the state.

The teachers were already aware of the boy's plight. However, in keeping with "health and safety" (pass the sickbag) guidance, they walked away from the boy and left him up the tree.

It seems that Nanny's rules dictate that such incidents should be "observed from a distance", lest the teachers distract the stranded child.

So, in other words, he is left to his own devices until gravity takes over!

Anyhoo, aside from observing the boy the staff also observed Ms Barrett.

Did they rush to thank her?

No!

They called the police and Ms Barrett was warned about going near the school etc lest she be a paedophile.

Nanny's chums at the school were of the view that Ms Barrett "approached the school in an inappropriate way".

They sent her a letter stating they had reported her to police. The next day, a PCSO visited to say she had trespassed.

The head teacher Beverley Martin was unapologetic:

"We cannot assume that people who enter the school grounds without permission have innocent intentions."

Take a look at the schools where you live, have you noticed that they now all have sturdy iron gates, railings and entry phone systems?

They more closely resemble a prison, rather than a centre of community education. No wonder kids hate going to these places.

My old school was, and still is, open. You can walk in or out of the grounds (not the buildings) without any fuss (subject to you not looking like a complete loon). Indeed the pupils can exit without any fuss either, and go to the pub for lunch round the corner (where they will find a gaggle of masters preparing for afternoon double Latin).

Ms Barrett was given a warning for "anti social behaviour"!

What on earth is going on in the heads of these teachers and our police?

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Booze Matters - EU

You know how Nanny keeps berating us for our drinking habits?

Were we to listen to her we would be consumed with guilt over our "immoral" habits, clearly we are the most evil drinking country in the world!

Well, actually, that may in fact not be the case.

A remarkably tedious 129 page report ("EU Citizens' Attitudes Towards Alcohol") issued by Uber Nanny herself (the EU), shows that the UK is actually below the EU average when it comes to boozing.

Take a look at page 20:

"Did you drink any booze in the last 30 days?"

The UK comes out with 87% saying yes, below the EU average of 88%.

Clearly we are not drinking enough!

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2001

Egad!

According to my records this is the two thousand and first article on this site!

Drinks all round!

By happenstance it is also "Earthday", whatever that is?

Isn't wishing someon "Happy Earthday" prejudicial against those beings from other planets?

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Prats of The Week - The Government

Hey Hoh!

Despite being in the midst of an "exciting" and "stimulating" general election it should not distract me from awarding my prestigious, and internationally renowned, "Prats of The Week" Award.

This week it goes to the government and MPs in general.

I think we can all agree on that can't we?

For why have I awarded the government this award?

Well, aside from the so many obvious reasons, I cite the new rules introduced by Nanny (ie the government) wrt drinks promotions.

It seems that the rules have caused so much confusion (as they are poorly drafted) that licensees are being urged to check with their council or police first, that any drinks promotions that they are running do not fall foul of the new mandatory code of practice.

The Home Orifice published the full guidance on the code, which took effect at the start of this tax year.

The guidance identifies what Nanny deems to be an "irresponsible" promotion. However, later, it says that the government is not banning happy hours, pub crawls or general discounting of alcohol per se.

With me so far?

Here though is what Nanny wants banned:

- Drinking games – any form of speed drinking game

- Large quantities of alcohol for free, or at a fixed or discounted price eg 'all-you-can-drink for £10' (please can someone tell me where I can go to drink for £10???)

- Prizes and rewards – 'drink four pints get the fifth free'

- Sporting events – promotions like 'half price drinks when England score a goal'

- Posters and flyers – adverts that 'condone, encourage or glamorise anti-social behaviour or refer to getting drunk in any positive way'

- No alcohol can be dispensed directly into the mouth eg 'the dentist's chair'

However, and here is where it really gets confusing, the Home Orifice says that the list is not exhaustive and 'substantially similar activities' are also banned. In other words the state, and its unelected enforcers, can decide what constitutes a "banned activity".

Oh, and by the way, Nanny then goes on to warn publicans that breaching the code is a criminal offence and could mean a fine of up to £20K or six months in prison.

Ker farking ching!

The government and MPs in general (who vote through sloppy legislation), well deserving "Prats of The Week"!

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Krakatoa East of Gatwick II

I realise that I may now be sounding like a scratched record on this subject. However, this ongoing incident has so clearly highlighted how schizophrenic and easily swayed Nanny and the media are (ie they are clueless).

Initially safety was the watch word.

All flights banned.

Then comes the baying and moaning from the Brits abroad (who regard 3 holidays a year as part of their national right), about how disgraceful it is that they are stranded in sunny climes.

The media, ever keen to change tack in order to keep a story running, then says that the health and safety issue is overplayed.

Airlines run a few test flights, and pronounce that everything is safe.

Nanny, in the middle of a general election (and worried about looking useless), sends three warships to Europe to rescue our "brave" British holidaymakers.

European heads of travel finally (some days after the event) pick up their video phones and realise that they look incompetent. They authorise the gradual unlocking of the skies of Europe.

Hoorah!!??

Wait until a plane crashes, then we will see the self same media scream that not enough was done to protect people!

The wheel of life turns full circle and strafes our buttocks!

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Krakatoa East of Gatwick II

I see that Krakatoa continues to spew forth its content into the atmosphere.

However, here is a rather interesting phenomenon that I have observed over the past few days (certainly in my location in Brighton). Ever since the planes have stopped flying, the skies have been clear blue and the weather really brilliant.

Funny that!

Anyhoo, I am becoming rather irritated by the continual news reels (a delightfully old fashioned word) of Brits stuck in airports whinging that "something should be done".

It shows that the way people are cosseted and "protected" from reality, in our small part of the world, does not prepare them to cope with life's screw ups.

Millions of people each day in the world have to cope with famines, disease and starvation. They do so with far greater dignity, and far less moaning, than our fellow citizens who are stuck in airports.

I dare say though, if the stranded passengers become really hungry, they could eat each other.

Would these people prefer to be on a plane that crashed because its engines seized up?

Kudos to Dan Snow for displaying some Dunkirk spirit, if this isn't a PR stunt, by organising a flotilla of "little ships" to cross the Channel:)

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Krakatoa East of Gatwick

I am decidedly gemused at the massive health and safety eruption currently spewing (and I don't use that word often enough) forth in the banking capital of the world.

Grounding planes is 100% sensible.

However, the huff and puff about the risk of lung issues though is somewhat overworked (in Sweden I am advised that they are advising people to close their windows).

That being said surely the greatest benefit of this event is that it has pushed the election off the top of the headlines, and given us all something far more interesting to talk and think about!

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Mummy Knows Best

I take my life in my hands by wading into the fuss caused by Mumsnet over the "padded bikinis" sold by Primark (now withdrawn by Primark) for under teens.

I take the point about "sexualisation" of kids too early etc. However, is it not up to the parents of the kids themselves to decide whether their sprogs should have a padded bikini or not?

Why should a single issue pressure group dictate what stores can and cannot sell?

I think what really got my goat over the whole issue was seeing the founder of Mumsnet on Newsnight the other day, saying:

"We want organisations to work with us..."

What she actually meant was:

"We want organisations to do as we say, or we will screw their business up."

As noted above, I dare say I have taken my life in my hands by daring to disagree with Mumsnet:)

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Prats of The Week - Sainsburys

Aha my loyal readers, tis time again for another of my internationally renowned and prestigious "Prats of The Week" Awards.

This time, not for the first time though, it goes yet again to Sainsbury's.

John Wilkinson, a customer of Sainsbury's, has every reason to believe that Sainsbury's are prats.

For why?

He went shopping the other day, for a lamb joint, in his local Sainsbury's in Cardiff.

He was happily chatting to the in store butcher there, who had been in the profession for 30 years, about meat related issues and how the butcher had been training new apprentices wrt cutting joints and meat.

So far so good!

Anyhoo, the lamb joint was duly presented and Mr Wilkinson then asked the butcher to de-bone it.

Can you guess what happened next?

Yes, that's right, the butcher said he could not de-bone it.

For why?

There was a risk that he might cut himself during the process, and that as he wasn't insured Sainsbury's wouldn't let him cut the joint.

A spokesman for Sainsbury's told The Mail:

"Our colleagues who work on the meat counters are all trained to use knives, but some have not received all of the training to safely de-bone a lamb joint".

Thirty years in the profession, I am sure that butcher has tackled a lamb joint at least once in his life!

Sainsbury's, yet again well deserving "Prats of The Week"!

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1265868/Butchers-Sainsburys-banned-using-KNIVES--case-cut-themselves.html#ixzz0l9iHXEgz
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Five A Day

I see that Nanny's "five a day" campaign, that tells us we must eat five portions of fruit/veg a day if we want to live a long healthy life, is in fact based on utter bollocks.

Seemingly the "five a day" concept is a mish mash of various countries different and unrelated advice re eating fruit and veg, none of which actually states that people should eat five a day!

Ho Hum!

Why is it that Nanny never checks her facts before telling us what we should do?

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Nanny Burns Fat People

Oh dear, Nanny seems to be having one of her "schizophrenic" moments.

Yesterday I reported that Nanny's chums in Liverpool were worried about the negative connotations of the word "obese", and were considering banning it.

However, Nanny's chums in Barnsley NHS have an entirely different "take" on obesity. They have taken it upon themselves to design and build a 40ft effigy of a fat boy eating a pile of burgers, pizzas and cakes.

Can you guess what they intend to do with it?

Yes, that's right, they intend to set fire to it during the Mayor's summer parade!

Errmm...so let me see, the message that Nanny is sending to fat children is that if you don't lose weight she will set fire to you.

Hmmmm, "interesting".

The Nazis started by burning books....

Maybe Nanny's ultimate plan is to use fat people as fuel?

Oh, and by the way, the taxpayers have funded the design and building of this fat sculpture.

All in all it sounds a pretty shitty idea to me.

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Nanny Bans Obesity

Good news everybody, Nanny has banned obesity!

Well OK, she hasn't banned the condition itself. She is thinking of banning the word "obesity".

Nanny's chums from Liverpool council have been told by children at the Liverpool Schools' Parliament that the word "obesity" is offensive.

Fair enough, so what do you call someone who is overweight then?

"Unhealthy weight"

Oh yes, that sends the right message doesn't it?

Jeff Dunn, co-ordinator of the schools' parliament told the Liverpool Echo:

"The idea is that obesity has a negative connotation behind it. They felt unhealthy weight is more positive and a better way to promote it. The term 'obese' would turn people off, particularly young people."

So the logic is that because obesity sounds "not very good", then we must have a "nice" way to tell people they are fat.

Needless to say by hiding the reality in a sugar coated form the council will in effect be avoiding the issue, and not helping the children face reality.

However, in Nanny's world reality is whatever she wants it to be.

By the way, "obese" is a technical term used to describe someone who is more than just "overweight". The new classification will simply lump all "overweight" people together.

Despite this Liverpool Council are going to seriously consider banning the word!

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Twatter Of The Year

Congratulations to Stuart MacLennan, the erstwhile Labour candidate for Moray, who has been disbarred by Labour from standing as their candidate, owing to some tweets that he posted on Twitter.

He posted such gems as:

-Describing the elderly as "coffin dodgers"

-Describing John Bercow a "twat"

-Describing Nick Clegg a "bastard" and Dianne Abbot, a "fucking" idiot.

-"God this fair-trade, organic banana is shit. Can I have a slave grown, chemically enhanced, genetically modified one please?"

-"Made my connecting train. No first class it would appear. Sitting opposite the ugliest old boot I've ever seen too".

-In another tweet he indicated that he spent most of his time on the campaign trail drunk.

The official line from the Labour bunker is that these were rather old tweets, and that they were not aware of them at the time.

The reality is that some of the tweets were not that old, and that certain high ranking Labour people (eg Ed Balls, John Prescott and Andy Burnham) had signed up as "followers" of MacLennan.

I see that MacLennan is student of my old university Edinburgh.

Well I have to say he has been a Twatter, that's for sure. However, the Labour party have been larger Twatters for not seeing how this would end when they selected him for the seat and for then claiming that they didn't know anything about it.

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The Media Serves Nanny

Sad to see that during this period of great electoral "excitement" that certain sections of the media (not just the shouty tabloids) have become obsessed with the party leaders' wives, and what they are wearing.

I understand that at least one shouty media organisation makes a daily phone call to each party HQ to ask what exactly the leaderenes will be wearing that day.

Now call me old fashioned, but would it not better serve the voters' interests if the media focused on policies, candidates and the key issues?

I have no doubt that the parties are delighted to avoid the hard questions by providing fashion information in excruciating detail (after all they have been very keen to parade the ladies in front of the media). Doubtless they feel that by pandering to the perceived "aspirations" of the "mumsnet" target demographic they will swing the election.

However, the unholy alliance between the media and the parties is doing an incredible disservice to the voters.

Is it any wonder that we have ended up with the dismal choice that we are now facing?

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Fishy Fishy!

Joan Higgins (owner of Major's Pets Greater Manchester) fell foul of Nanny's jobsworths recently, and was electronically tagged.

Her crime?

She sold a goldfish to a 15 year old boy!

The law requires that animals cannot be sold to under 16s, unless they are accompanied by an adult.

Nanny's chums from Trafford Council had heard rumours that she had sold a gerbil to an underage girl with learning difficulties, who later dropped it into a cup of coffee. Therefore they sent in the boy to test the system.

Ms Higgins was tagged because she is not fit enough to perform community service.

During the "sting operation", an animal welfare officer also noticed a cockatiel in the store that appeared in distress and, when examined, was found to have a broken leg and eye problem.

Higgins was fined £1K and ordered to stay in her house between 1800 and 0700.

I don't like to see animals suffer, and assume that the sentence (taking into account the suffering of the cockatiel) is reasonable. However, the sting operation used by the council (that in effect was entrapment) used to test the system sits uncomfortably in a democracy.

The suffering of the cockatiel could have been identified by a simple visit (open and above board) by the animal welfare officer. Fishing for criminal activity, in the hope of finding something, is not a path that councils should be travelling.

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Fat Is Good!

Aha!

The wheel of life has turned full circle.

The advice once dispensed by Granny, that a hearty breakfast is the best possible start to the day (routinely pooh poohed by Nanny), now appears to be very much back in vogue.

The Telegraph reports that scientists now claim that a breakfast of bacon, sausages, eggs, and beans could be the healthiest start to the day.

Next week scientists will prove conclusively that smoking cures cancer.

Let's all get our frying pans out and cook up something really special, and wash it down with a couple of breakfast pints!

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The Election

Ugh!

Another week crashes down upon us and strafes our buttocks.

With all the inevitability and the tedium of an unloved season we face another general election, in which the politicians would have us believe that they actually care what we think.

The "big decision", "big ideas" and "time for change" appear to be the phrases that will be rammed down our throats.

True to form, MORI rang me last night to garner (or is it garnish?) my opinion. I put the phone down.

The sad and depressing reality is that whoever wins the next election the British public will see precious little meaningful change, aside from some tinkering with tax rates.

-We will face months of industrial unrest
-The public sector pension black hole will not be addressed
-Taxes will remain high
-Hospitals will continue to be mismanaged
-Governemtn IT projects will waste ever more billions
-Schools will continue to turn out people who are unfit for the real world
-Politicians will continue to treat us as prostrate milch cows
-The Nanny state will continue to do all it can to increase surveillance and control over the minutiae of our lives

Therefore vote for whoever claims to stand against all of the above, even if they wear a plastic bucket on their head.

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Pussycat Pussycat IV

Drug Ban Chaos

As expected!

"The war of attrition between the Government and its scientific advisers over how to curb illegal drug use claimed another casualty yesterday as an eighth member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) resigned over claims of ministerial interference.

Eric Carlin said he believed the Government's decision to rush through a ban on the dance drug mephedrone had been politically motivated in order for the Government to look tough prior to the election."

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Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone.

Have it large!

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Pussycat Pussycat III

Without wishing to go on and on about the issue of banning Miaow Miaow and other drugs, I see that some doctor is now warning that Miaow Miaow may cause impotence.

Well so does booze if drunk in sufficiently large quantities!

Drink, fags and caffeine are part of our culture.

A large percentage of those who are under 30 go clubbing regularly, and a large percentage of those who go clubbing take drugs such as Miaow Miaow and cocaine. They regard these drugs in the same way as we regard alcohol.

The "moralists" can hide their heads in the sand on this issue, but that is the reality.

Like it or not, in a few years time, a very large percentage of the population will have/be used/using drugs that are deemed by our political lords and masters (some of who have/are used/using them too) illegal.

The key groups who are anti legalisation are:

- the shouty media
- dog whistle politicians (how ironic that we may have a PM soon who has allegedly used cocaine, even though he does not admit to it)
- the criminals who sell banned drugs (that speaks volumes about the failure of the current anti drugs policy)

The solution:

-Legalise them
-Tax them
-Use the tax proceeds to educate people as to the health issues (as we do with booze and fags)
- Produce them domestically, thus financially emasculate the terrorists and criminals who produce them in third world countries

This will happen in a generation whether the "moralists", who seek to deny human nature (our brains are programmed to seek pleasure from sex, sleep, food and intoxication), like it or not.

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Pussycat Pussycat II

As predicted the other day, Nanny has been roused to action by the shouty media and dog whistle politicians into banning Miaow Miaow (aka mephedrone).

This substance has allegedly been involved in the deaths of a number of people, yet there are no toxicology reports to back these claims up and there is heavy circumstantial evidence to suggest that the users were also taking other substances at the time.

However, facts and emotions tend not to mix and Nanny prefers to look busy rather than contemplative; therefore Nanny is trying to ban Miaow Miaow before mid April.

As with all of Nanny's "brilliant" plans there are a few flies in her oinkment.

Professor David Nutt, who was sacked as ACMD (Nanny's drug advisers) chairman after saying ecstasy was less harmful than alcohol, said that Nanny should have waited for the results of a study from The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction, which is due to report in July.

He noted that it was "very difficult to support criminalisation of people who are using drugs which are less dangerous than alcohol".

Adding:

"These knee-jerk reactions aren't dealing with the core of the problem.

They need to have a proper, mature debate about how best to deal with drugs.

Why don't we at least think about alternatives and allow people like me to mention them without being vilified.

We regulate other drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Why are we so hostile to (regulating) new drugs?

One way of reducing drug harm may be to regulate their use in controlled environments.

Maybe we would allow clubs to sell small amounts of drugs, like mephedrone and ecstasy, in a safe environment, just like we sell alcohol.

There is no scientific reason why mephedrone and alcohol should be seen as different.

I hope that we start doing some very careful assessments of the consequences of making it illegal.

We have to make sure there is not a rise in criminality, with gangs getting involved.

We've heard already the Chinese are gearing up to make another drug.

We will be in the same boat in a few more months, possibly with a more dangerous drug."

In a nutshell (pardon the appalling pun):

1 Booze, caffeine and fags are all drugs. Yet these drugs are part of our mainstream culture, and are used (one or more) by the majority of the population on a daily basis.

2 Drink, smoke or take caffeine in sufficiently high enough and regular doses, and you will become addicted.

3 Drink, smoke or take caffeine in sufficiently excessive doses, and you will die.

Can not the same be said of all other drugs (ie those that are illegal, or about to be made illegal)?

What am I missing here?

Why are some drugs illegal, yet the "holy trinity" not?

Answer: social acceptability and shouty media organisations crushing any attempt to discuss the issue calmly and rationally.

Factoid: at the turn of the 19th/20th century Harrods sold "Welcome To London" kits.

What did these contain?

Answer: Cocaine and a syringe

The prohibition movement (anti drugs, anti booze), which was growing at the time on the back of a "morality movement", managed to ban drugs but failed (in the UK at any rate) to ban booze.

Booze was banned in the US, with the consequences for organised crime that the US and the rest of the world still live with today.

Ban a substance and the only people who benefit are the drug dealers, who use the money they make from drugs to run their criminal empires and to inflict misery on the local populations that they supply.

However, Nanny doesn't care so long as she continues to be supported by the shouty media and dog whistle politicians.

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