On Wed, 7 May 2008 19:37:10 +0100 'Col'
wrote this on uk.politics.misc:
>Why go to the trouble of hiring a panel of experts when you
>are going to completely disregard their advice when it
>doesn't suit your political objectives?
>
>It is obvious that Labour think they can gain some political
>capital with a 'tough on drugs' stance.
>OK fair enough. the voters may or may not be responsive
>to that. However that's not the point.
>
>The point is, if they were going to reclassify *anyway*
>why not just do it and cut the crap?
They probably knew what they were going to do from the start.
The panel of experts is just political cover to avoid allegations
of using the 'clunking fist' style of government.
...oooh yes, and it's another way of wasting taxpayers money.
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