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Three drug advisers quit after Johnson summit
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
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Three more government drug advisers resign Scientists quit after meeting home secretary after sacking of Professor David Nutt Alan Travis , home affairs editor, and Alok Jha Professor David Nutt speaks at the Science Media Centre in London after his...
Tags: David Nutt, drugs adviser, Alan Johnson, Prof Nutt, adviser resign, professor nutt, professor david
Scientific adviser backs sacked drug 'tsar'
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Government’s chief scientific adviser said today that he agreed with the sacked drugs “tsar” Professor David Nutt when he said that cannabis is less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes. Professor John Beddington, the most senior scientific adviser...
Tags: David Nutt, Alan Johnson, professor david, John Beddington, Prof Nutt, scientific adviser, drug adviser, professor john, THE UK, Gordon Brown
Johnson defends drugs row sacking
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility In a letter to the Guardian, Alan Johnson says Prof David Nutt went against a "long established" principle by straying into politics. Two Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs members have resigned in protest at the sacking. Prof Nutt has said he doubts...
Tags: David Nutt, professor david, Alan Johnson, Prof Nutt, Mr Johnson, drugs policy, professor nutt, drugs adviser, secretary alan, New Labour
Home Secretary Defends Drug Tsar Sacking
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility He was particularly scathing about former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith upgrading cannabis to a class B drug, against his advice. Ex-drug tsar Professor David Nutt "You cannot have a chief adviser at the same time stepping into the public field and campaigning...
Tags: David Nutt, professor david, Dr Les King, Misuse of Drugs, drugs adviser, political reasons, Britain, Advisory Council, Alan Johnson, Prof Nutt
Government sacks drugs adviser David Nutt
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Government drug adviser David Nutt sacked Professor David Nutt asked to resign after his claims that ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol Professor David Nutt, the government's chief drug adviser, has been sacked a day after claiming that...
Tags: David Nutt, drugs adviser, Advisory Council, Alan Johnson, LSD, professor david, chief drugs, professor nutt, Misuse of Drugs
Professor David MacKay: Britain ‘must go nuclear’ to control climate
Cambridge :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
Credibility Professor David MacKay believes nuclear power could be the only way Britain can meet its soaring demand for electricity while keeping emissions under control. He has calculated that renewable energy sources such as wind and tidal power will never provide...
Tags: Britain, David MacKay, professor david, United Kingdom, Cambridge
Drug council advises downgrading of ecstasy
London :: United Kingdom | 10 months ago
Credibility Downgrade ecstasy to class B drug, advisory body recommends Home Office rejects removal from category that includes LSD, heroin, cocaine and crack Alan Travis Home affairs editor The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, was today accused by her most senior...
Tags: David Nutt, Advisory Council, downgrading ecstasy, rejected advice, Jacqui Smith, dance drug, professor david
Niv murder suspects defeat appeal
Tel Aviv :: Israel | about 1 year ago
Credibility Two days after the Tel Aviv District Court rejected a police petition against the release of the four suspects in the murder of Professor David Niv to house arrest, the Supreme Court ruled on Sunday to uphold the decision. During the hearing, Judge Miriam...
Tags: Dr. David Niv, house arrest, professor david
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