Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alan Johnson: Is he schizophrenic? Last week Professor David Nutt was asked to resign by Alan Johnson after his claims that ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol . In other words, Johnson was stifling debate. This week, Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, has admitted that Labour played into the hands of the British National Party (BNP) by refusing...
Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alan Johnson has been accused of misleading Parliament over the sacking of David Nutt as his chief drug adviser after it emerged that the Home Office was informed in advance of the controversial lecture that prompted his dismissal .
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alan Johnson has rejected Evan Harris’s claim that he misled MPs in his statement over the sacking of government drugs adviser Professor David Nutt. From the Guardian: Johnson conceded that the Home Office and secretariat for the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs had been warned in advance about a paper published by Nutt in [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Alan Johnson has rejected Liberal Democrat claims that he misled MPs in his account of the sacking of government drugs adviser David Nutt. The home secretary rebutted claims made in a letter from the Lib Dem science spokesman Evan Harris of several apparent factual errors in the statement Johnson made to the Commons about Nutt's dismissal last week. Johnson conceded that...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Home Secretary Alan Johnson will try to calm scientists' anger over the sacking of Professor David Nutt at crisis talks with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
icWales (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Home Secretary Alan Johnson will try to calm scientists' anger over the sacking of Professor David Nutt at crisis talks with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - UK & world news (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Home Secretary Alan Johnson will try to calm scientists' anger over the sacking of Professor David Nutt at crisis talks with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
Politics.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alan Johnson will faced serious questions about his ability to prevent the extradition of Gary McKinnon today as he appears in front of an influential committee of MPs.
Mark Reckons (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Dr Evan Harris, the Lib Dem MP and science spokesperson has written a letter to Alan Johnson the Home Secretary drawing his attention to a number of factual inaccuracies in the statements Mr Johnson made to the House of Commons last Monday in the debate about his dismissal of Professor Nutt. Dr Harris charges Mr Johnson with a "litany of errors" and states it is...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Alan Johnson the Home Secretary has been accused by the Liberal Democrats of misleading Parliament over the sacking of drugs adviser Professor David Nutt.
The Empire Chronicles (Free subscription) | yesterday
Home Secretary Alan Johnson has admitted that Labour played into the hands of the British National Party (BNP) by refusing to debate the effects of immigration, the Daily Telegraph reports. Johnson said that “rational” discussion about the issue would haved helped undermine the BNP, which have seen their support grow over Labour’s 13 years in power. The Government’s...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Mr Johnson said: "People think Labour has shied away from a debate on it. They may well be right.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Mr Johnson said that "rational" discussion about the issue would haved helped undermine the far-right party, which has seen its support grow over Labour's 12 years in power.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, is to launch a drive to convince the public that immigration is a "good thing" for Britain as Labour goes on the offensive against the British National Party and the Conservatives ahead of the general election.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Alan Johnson remains unrepentant over the controversial sacking of his chief adviser on drugs and is surprised about the outcry from scientists over the decision.
