In 2018 Norman Lamb questioned the government’s approach to cannabis regulation. He criticised the 19% fall in prosecution levels since 2015, and the 34% fall in cautions since 2017, while it was patently obvious that usage was on the increase.
The British Government has often had a hazy relationship with international law. Indeed their behaviour in the mid-2000s could be characterised as part of the Captain Barbosa-ification of the norms of international law: that is to say that they are ‘more like guidelines’.
On a Wednesday evening, liberals from across Cambridge gather to drink up and debate the issues of the day. We rarely take our motions, or each other, too seriously. In a room packed with liberally minded people, the result of one of these ‘Spirited Discussions’ motions came as a surprise to me.
It’s the weekend, and a crowd has gathered in a side-room at Little St Mary’s. A man is standing, preaching monotonously to the solemn congregation sitting around him. His words are remarkably predictable…
With 704 gains, and 10 new councils the Liberal Democrats had a storming night on Thursday. There are 1.1 million more people who will be governed under Lib Dem majority administrations, not to mention…
What would you say if you had to define your identity in a sentence? I’d tell you my name’s Henry and I’m from Reading, I speak German, I’m European, I’m a Homertonian, I’m a liberal and a Cantab.