The media landscape is rapidly changing. With the continued rise of social media as a medium and information accessibility steadily increasing, the mainstream media is becoming less relevant. Historically, there…
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The word Volteface comes from the French word Voltafaccia, a combination of voltare, meaning ‘to turn’ and faccia ‘face’. In English it therefore describes a sudden and complete change of…
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Does the Government’s £5 million fund to tackle UK drug deaths go far enough?
by Matt ReesFor those advocating a radical alternative to the war on drugs, lots needs to happen. In being such an intersectional agenda, a vision beyond prohibition would begin to reshape economic,…
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Harm reduction and drug policy reform go hand in hand. We hear the two terms used interchangeably, which makes sense as most drug policy reforms are grounded and associated with…
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Total abstinence and Premier League footballers: an unrealistic and unfair pursuit for ‘perfection’
by Matt ReesToday, it cannot be doubted that top-level male footballers are firmly embedded within the British pop-cultural landscape. Gone are the days of when a select few superstars were eligible to…
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“The public is more informed than politicians when it comes to drug reform”: How the Green Party are boldly making the case for progressive drug policy reform
by Matt ReesIn Britain, drug policy reform is an issue no politician wants to grapple with. Labour and the Tories are hellbent on pursuing a race to be the ‘toughest’ on drugs,…
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The ‘Vaping Epidemic’: How cannabis reformers in Britain should incorporate child safety into the argument for recreational legalisation
by Matt ReesThe rise of vaping among teenagers has led to the creation of a moral panic in Britain. It is the subject of BBC Question Time debates. The tabloids have been…
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In 2016, then Justice Secretary and co-convener of the Vote Leave campaign, Michael Gove, infamously declared that “people in this country have had enough of experts…from organisations with acronyms saying…
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On 15th May, The Times released an article titled: ‘How ketamine became the UK’s hidden campus killer’, examining ketamine use in UK universities and the turn towards harm reduction policies.…
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Opinion: To liberalise medical cannabis policy, campaigners should appeal to the government’s economic sensibilities
“Because while parents struggle to raise the thousands of pounds required just to keep their kids alive, this government has ignored them. But once we start highlighting the potential for…