Stop and Search

Left or Right: Are Drugs a Political Issue?

Episode 7 of Stop and Search! So what do you think... are drugs a political issue? Does it matter if you're on the left or right of the political spectrum? Joining us to give some insight - and to take a pin to the Westminster bubble - we have:- Ian Birrell, journalist for publications such as the Daily Mail and iNews, former deputy editor for the Independent, and speech writer for David Cameron during the 2010 election campaign.- Dr Julian Huppert, Lib Dem MP for Cambridge (2010-2015) and was the most senior scientist among his peers in the House of Commons.- Ian Dunt, journalist, broadcaster, editor of Politics.co.uk.Does your opinion of drugs correspond to your political persuasion? What can we do to bring about awareness to the demographics that are hard to reach? What really goes on behind closed doors within the Houses of Parliament? We really do have a very interesting chat on a great many issues. This podcast is particularly revealing... Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

We're on the front-lines of the War on Drugs!Stop and Search aims to deconstruct our laws; we take a look at many overlapping issues and we ask 'what's really going on in society'? With a mix of live panel discussions, celebrity guests, policy experts, rolling news content, and general inquisitiveness, we'll try to get to the bottom of our relationship with drugs.Stop and Search is in association with LEAP UK and proudly part of Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces Network. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.