Re-instate Professor David Nutt
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Scientists should not be sacked for telling the truth.

Professor Nutt has been sacked as Chief Government Drugs Advisor because of his scientific opinion, an opinion he was being paid to provide.

Scientific evidence is being ignored so the Government can pursue the failed war on drugs. Professor Nutt's sacking shows how low this Government will sink in their effort to hide the fact that current drug policy is disastrous.

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Re-instate Professor David Nutt
Category:
Common Interest - Politics
Description:
Scientists should not be sacked for telling the truth.

Professor Nutt has been sacked as Chief Government Drugs Advisor because of his scientific opinion, an opinion he was being paid to provide.

Scientific evidence is being ignored so the Government can pursue the failed war on drugs. Professor Nutt's sacking shows how low this Government will sink in their effort to hide the fact that current drug policy is disastrous.

This group demands the re-instatement of Professor Nutt and the... (read more)
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Sign the petition at: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Back-Prof-Nutt/

It looks like this story will not being going away quickly with resignations from the ACMD expected this week. This has thrown the Government's drug policy into chaos and could well be an important turning point.

And whilst Brown's Government is to blame for this shambles, it is important to remember that the Tories stand shoulder to shoulder with Labour on drugs policy and the shadow Home Secretary has said he supports the decision to sack Professor Nutt.

Which leaves it down to us: the mob, the true opposition.

How to help

Firstly invite your friends to join this group and share the group on your wall. This gets us in one place where we can discuss strategies on effective actions to take. It also keeps people interested and talking about the subject.

You can write to the Home Office at: public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk or to the Home Secretary direct at: johnsona@parliament.uk

All MPs addresses use the same formula, ie, surname, first initial
@parliament.uk, although it's woth remembering that not all Honourable Members are competent enough to use computers so may not respond to email.

You can also contact your MP via the website theyworkforyou.com

Your constituency MP is duty bound to address any issue you take up with them and at a time when many are rightly fearing for their political lives they may be more interested than usual in the concerns of their constituents.

Several people have registered petitions on Number 10's website, when they go live we'll post a link up to all of them on the group info page.

Someone has suggested contacted the beeb to suggest Nutt as a panellist on Question Time which you can do by going to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/7827200.stm#1

Any other ideas please post them up on the group's wall or in the discussion forums, let's be creative, why not post a smoke to Alan Johnson to help him calm down a little bit.

Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP
Goodwin Resource Centre
Icehouse Road
HULL
HU3 2HQ

The venerable Alan Johnson has a website at: http://www.alanjohnson.org/ - whilst you can post comments to his page they are moderated, so whilst unlikely to appear, they will be seen.

Finally blog, tweet and let's keep people talking.