Comments on: Ecstasy and Jacqui Smith http://frontierpsychiatrist.co.uk/esctasy-and-jacqui-smith/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:41:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Socrates http://frontierpsychiatrist.co.uk/esctasy-and-jacqui-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-5454 Socrates Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:09:40 +0000 http://frontierpsychiatrist.co.uk/?p=413#comment-5454 I think Smith's decisions are based on moral cowardice. I think Smith’s decisions are based on moral cowardice.

]]> By: Paul http://frontierpsychiatrist.co.uk/esctasy-and-jacqui-smith/comment-page-1/#comment-5376 Paul Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:57:17 +0000 http://frontierpsychiatrist.co.uk/?p=413#comment-5376 I totally agree with you here. Quite clearly Smith's position is based on normative middle-class considerations of what is acceptable and 'worthwhile' behaviour in society, no doubt influencing her biased reading of the facts about drugs. It's utterly irrational and completely anti-intellectual of Smith to take this stance towards Nutt. This third refusal* to consider the scientific facts and verdict from an Expert Committee on mental health matters demonstrates yet again the tabloid level of sophistication this government seems to operate at. *The first I know of was in regard to recommendations for capacity0based mental health legislation - Prof Genevra Richardson's 1999 committee - and the second was in relation to cannabis. I expect there are probably more. I totally agree with you here. Quite clearly Smith’s position is based on normative middle-class considerations of what is acceptable and ‘worthwhile’ behaviour in society, no doubt influencing her biased reading of the facts about drugs.

It’s utterly irrational and completely anti-intellectual of Smith to take this stance towards Nutt. This third refusal* to consider the scientific facts and verdict from an Expert Committee on mental health matters demonstrates yet again the tabloid level of sophistication this government seems to operate at.

*The first I know of was in regard to recommendations for capacity0based mental health legislation – Prof Genevra Richardson’s 1999 committee – and the second was in relation to cannabis. I expect there are probably more.

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