VIDEO: John asks whether the Government has plans to address the underlying legislative structure of the Misuse of Drugs Act

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nSkfeFJMJQ

John welcomes the 10-year drugs strategy’s focus on both prevention and enforcement as well as treatment, but says there is one glaring omission: any attempt to address the underlying legislative structure of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. He adds that, from that moment, we have seen a burgeoning of the…

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VIDEO: John asks the Government whether they agree with his ideas to cut red-tape to support UK businesses and organisations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uazfasJdZAI

During a debate on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, John asks the Government whether they agree with his ideas to replace bureaucratic and burdensome EU red tape with modern, nimble, digital UK alternatives, without compromising food or environmental standards.

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A quick blog for International Anti-Corruption Day

Today is International Anti-Corruption Day and, this year, it gets extra juice because it coincides with President Biden’s Summit for Democracy, where free societies are coming together to oppose authoritarianism, corruption and human rights abuses. And given America’s extremely welcome set of announcements in the last few days about improving…

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Somerset Live: Weston’s MP has hailed local residents and volunteers for Covid booster success

This article was originally published by Cameron Jenkins and published on Somerset Live. One area of Somerset is within the top 25 locations for booster jab uptake in the country. The figures, which have been released to mark the one year anniversary of the first vaccine being approved for use in the…

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