Drugs adviser sacked
The UK's chief drugs adviser has been sacked by Home Secretary Alan Johnson, after criticising government policies.
via news.bbc.co.uk
What's the point of hiring an expert on drugs only to fire him when he disagrees with you? That seems rather childish and pretty stupid; if the Government wanted someone to parrot back to them their own believes, why appoint an independent expert? This is another bad move from a Government determined to ignore evidence and reasoned argument in the hunt for positive tabloid headlines.
