See what they’ve done dropping the essential ‘for personal use?’
They do mention personal use in the sub-heading but the damage has been done. You can see the opposition-fed headlines:
SNP soft on drugs!
SNP encourage addiction!
Make up your own.
STV is by no means perfect but since 2015, they have been far less likely to politicise social problems and public service performance.
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A progressive law like this one could, presuming an addict was in possession for personal use only, keep the addict out of jail, possibly offering treatment instead. The police, the courts and the prison service would ultimately benefit.
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Personal use ? Good news for Michael Gove !
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O/T Yesterday a news story and its particular Scottish dimension – namely a contribution by an MP from a Scottish constituency – merited prominent coverage in the BBC News website’s main i.e. ‘UK’, ‘politics’ section.
Here’s the story: ‘Wrong for bishops to get automatic House of Lords seat, says MP’
‘Automatically giving Church of England bishops places in the House of Lords is clearly wrong, an SNP MP has said.
‘Twenty-six seats in Parliament’s upper chamber are reserved for bishops including two for the archbishops of Canterbury and York.
‘Speaking in Parliamentary debate, Tommy Sheppard said the situation gave “democracy a bad name”.
‘However, other MPs said their constituents did not care about the subject. Conservative Andrew Selous told MPs: “The good people of South West Bedfordshire are not short of things they want me to get done in this place, but this issue probably does not make the top 50 or even the top 100.”
Anyone spot coverage of this on the BBC website’s Scotland section or elsewhere on BBC Scotland of what the ‘big’ BBC felt was a newsworthy contribution from an SNP MP on a constitutional matter?
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The HoL can delay a bill twice, then it comes into Law. The Commons decides. The HoL an expensive talking shop, with little power.
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The Scottish Gov funding total abstinence rehab £250million over five years. Crime is linked to drink/drug consumption. Two rehabs have opened in Dundee and the Borders.
MUP should be increased. Cutting consumption and early death. Alcohol as a proportion of income is still cheaper than years ago. 24/7 licensing hours. Tony Blair.
Decriminalising could lead to treatment rather than jail. A health problem. Ruining people’s lives. People are prescribed methadone. All drug deaths in Scotland are people prescribed drugs, then taking other substances.
Dealers would still be jailed. Some people deal drugs to fund their habit. It is better to try and get people off drugs (alcohol). Families can be ruined because of the affect of drink/drugs.
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In my opinion, STV coverage of the Republican protests at the mini-Coronation-that-was-not-a-Coronation this week was much more balanced than the BBC Scotland’s great-royal-pageant-with-a few-annoying-people coverage.
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