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Top drugs adviser quits over cannabis plans Guardian Wednesday July 10, 2002 Government drugs adviser Keith Hellawell today announced his resignation in protest at the home secretary’s proposal to reclassify cannabis from class B to class C. Mr Hellawell, the … Continue reading →

House of Commons Home Affairs – Third Report 9 May 2002. Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 9 May 2002. … Continue reading →

Lambeth Cop Says He’s Being Hounded By Homophobic Colleagues Guardian Monday March 25, 2002 6:52 AM Lambeth police chief Brian Paddick claims he may be the victim of his “softly, softly” approach to cannabis. Commander Paddick was last week removed … Continue reading →

Public back cannabis trial BBC News Thursday, 21 March, 2002, 08:11 GMT The pro-cannabis lobby has grown in recent years A survey of residents is expected to back the “softly, softly” approach to possession of cannabis in the south London … Continue reading →

He’s our kind of cop Decca Aitkenhead Monday March 18, 2002 The Guardian What are the qualities we would all look for in a senior police officer? The list could go on for ever, but fairly high up it would … Continue reading →

Police chief faces music over outburst on website Nick Hopkins, crime correspondent Guardian Wednesday February 20, 2002 The senior police officer in charge of a controversial cannabis initiative found himself at the centre of another furore yesterday over outspoken remarks … Continue reading →

Commander Crackpot The SUN 20th Feb 2002 By MIKE SULLIVAN Sun Crime Editor A POLICE chief was branded Britain’s oddest cop last night after saying he finds anarchy “appealing”. Bobbies were enraged by Commander Brian Paddick’s amazing remark, one of … Continue reading →

Anarchism ‘appeals’ to police chief BBC News Tuesday, 19 February, 2002, 10:40 GMT The police chief who spearheaded the “softly, softly” cannabis scheme in London has courted further controversy by posting his views on drugs on a website. Brian Paddick, … Continue reading →

Yard chief: Anarchy is attractive Evening Standard 19 feb 2002 by Humfry Hunter and Adam Blenford A top London police officer today publicly admitted that he finds anarchy attractive. The comments by Commander Brian Paddick – who, as commander of … Continue reading →

‘No cannabis cafes for UK’ Friday, 2nd November 2001 @ 12:00:04 MST Source: BBC Cannabis cafes increase drugs use, says government The government’s decision to ease the laws on possession of cannabis will not lead to cafes selling the drug … Continue reading →

Offbeat copper Tuesday August 28, 2001 The Guardian Brian Paddick is on the front line in the war against guns and drugs. But he has a more personal battle to fight – being gay in a macho police force. Nick … Continue reading →

Police point the way on drugs debate – Special report: drugs in Britain Leader Sunday June 17, 2001 The Observer In the London policing area of Lambeth, Commander Brian Paddick is pioneering a scheme which might help address the pervasive … Continue reading →

This is the thread , that started it all Commander Brian Paddick of Lambeth Sub-Division of the metropolitan Police, contributed to Mike Slocombes message board, on his site Urban75 See the thread, starting at : http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=217ed38b0361a07ca4b44c52bda5a083&threadid=362

What did you do in the EC0-war daddy? Did you stand up, did you speak up enough? Was it your voice that shouted? Were you there when it counted? Where were you when the tide turned? Did you act with … Continue reading →

Further to my post a few hours ago, here is another shed load. I think it is obvious, that they? Are note trying to get me to open mail attachments, using the standard ruse of sex / porn / free … Continue reading →

want help, to know of evidence for targeting, or ,just paranoia Morning all.. Some of us wonder if we are being targeted by gov or business SPOOKS! Most of these rumours are as much trouble as the malicious mails themselves, … Continue reading →

Traveller Law Reform Bill comes up in Parliament on 10 July tomorrow… Travellers continue to face ethnic cleansing What this is all about is that Travellers are facing a kind of UK-version of “ethnic-cleansing”. The Government encourages the purchasing of … Continue reading →

China / Hong Kong Pary Scene hi there tash nice to find your site. im still in hong kong holding the party scene together here as it gradually rolls over the border into china with dance parties going off regularly … Continue reading →

bit of a performance, but have just added a comments facility from http://rateyourmusic.com/yaccs/. seems really useful service. and i’d recommend ’em. Chap seems a bit overloaded however, and is limiting the number of sign-ups he’ll take. keep at thought. worth … Continue reading →

This is a prime example of piece of RABID press work. This one is particularly obnoxious. There was a rash of really evil coverage a while ago, this is the first for quite a while, of this severity. Hate to … Continue reading →