tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post7205141092365759549..comments2023-10-10T11:50:55.402+00:00Comments on Marcus Wood: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-15116701737948801622007-01-03T09:07:00.000+00:002007-01-03T09:07:00.000+00:00Are you quietly advocating legalisation of drugs M...Are you quietly advocating legalisation of drugs Marcus? Is this now Tory policy? <br /><br />It would be too much to have the Tories spouting legalisation when people like Michael Howard gave the Lib Dems such a hard time over the same issue during the election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-23892683753373971542006-12-19T11:15:00.000+00:002006-12-19T11:15:00.000+00:00I would say that legalising prostitution would pro...I would say that legalising prostitution would probably be the best thing to do, for a variety of reasons.<br /><br />Regulating it would allow prostitutes to seek help for their addictions without the worry of being arrested for prostitution, they could form trades unions to help support each other, and it would hopefully help in the fight against people-smuggling, because it is more difficult to traffic people into a legitimate and legal industry (not impossible, but difficult).<br /><br />Also, since prostitution is merely adultery plus payment, it seems crazy for it to be illegal.<br /><br />The problems are that that stance will be seen as something of a vote-loser, and which councillor would want to vote to site a brothel anywhere in their borough?<br /><br />Legalising it would be the best solution, but will it happen? I very much doubt that it will, but you never know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-60103155226124402502006-12-18T13:14:00.000+00:002006-12-18T13:14:00.000+00:00Bizarre as it sounds, the regulated supply of drug...Bizarre as it sounds, the regulated supply of drugs at cheap prices by the NHS is probably the best way out but I doubt very much whether that is a feature of this or any future Governments thinking.<br /><br />If drugs were available freely to registered users we could monitor their addiction and help them get off, whilst keeping them off the treadmill of crime to finance their next hit.<br /><br />Most major addictive drugs are ludicrously cheap to make - the scheme would cost peanuts and save billions in crime and insurance costs.<br /><br />Is that too practical for you, Marcus?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com