Alan Johnson

Tories 'risk a new Costa del Crime'

David Cameron's concern over loss of sovereignty has led opponents to accuse him of endangering public safety by questioning the European arrest warrants that fast-track extradition requests The Tories are to consider pulling...

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More drug advisers set to follow David Nutt and resign

Members of Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs to demand assurance of future independence from home secretary Alan Johnson More members of the government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs are set to resign unless they...

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Home Office covered up immigration risk

Labour's “open door” immigration policy knowingly risked allowing dangerous people to settle in Britain unchecked, according to documents seen by The Sunday Times. The Whitehall correspondence, which was illegally withheld by...

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Welcome to the age of the eco-martyr. God help us | Catherine Bennett

Nothing will harm climate change campaigners as much as a judge decreeing that the green movement is a faith Following Mr Justice Burton 's ruling that green beliefs should enjoy the same protection as religious ones, many...

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THE PAST PRESERVED

Judge brings history back to life By Stephenie Livingston, Reporter Judge Darren Jackson was recently given two nearly destroyed photographs which once belonged to his grandfather, former Lafayette County Sheriff Chandler Land,...

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Science Minister renews attack over adviser's sacking

Mark Henderson and Philip Webster Alan Johnson was wrong to sack David Nutt as his chief drugs adviser without consulting government colleagues responsible for science policy, the Science and Innovation Minister said yesterday....

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Professor David Nutt's take on cannabis is a creed and not science

The evidence shows that cannabis is more damaging than Professor David Nutt believes, says Alasdair Palmer Professor David Nutt Photo: UPPA To listen to some of the reactions to Alan Johnson's decision to sack Professor David...

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Crimebuster Ghulam gets honour from top

A ROCHDALE community activist who set up a programme to clamp down the area's kerb crawlers has been presented with an award by Gordon Brown for his work to tackle crime in the community. Magistrate and retired council officer...

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Boffins at bay

By Clive Cookson, Science Editor Alan Johnson on a visit to a biology institute when he held the health portfolio. Now, as home secretary, he has rejected a scientist’s advice on drugs. Yet the UK government seeks expert input...

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British scientists seek more respect

Published: Nov. 6, 2009 at 1:12 PM LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A group of British scientists is asking the government to respect the independence of scientific advisers and protect them from political interference. British...

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