Hitchens, Peter

The War We Never Fought: The British Establishment's Surrender to Drugs

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ISBN 13:
9781472939388
author:
Hitchens, Peter
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
language:
English
Publication Year:
2016
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
135 mm X 216 mm
Genre:
Politics, Society & Education, Politics & government, Political science & theory,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 5 working days
£16.80

Description

The War We Never Fought In Britain, the debate about drugs has been dominated by the notion of a "war on drugs". However, this narrative is misleading. The truth is that there has been no serious "war on drugs" in Britain since 1971, when a Tory government adopted a Labour plan to implement the Wootton report. This led to a significant shift in the country's approach to cannabis and other drugs. Under this new approach, cannabis was given a special legal status as a "soft" drug, and penalties for possession were gradually reduced. The police were effectively disarmed, and the government's official rhetoric on the issue became increasingly tough, despite the reality of a covert surrender to drugs. In reality, cannabis is now largely unregulated in Britain, and other major drugs are not far behind. Peter Hitchens uncovers the secret history of this policy shift and the ways in which it has been implemented.

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