Gil Scott-Heron and the prison system
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David McDonald (Solidarity 209) says that nobody of Gil Scott-Heron’s stature should end up in jail (in Heron’s case, for cocaine possession).
Drug use
IN TIR NA N'OG
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IN TIR NA N'OG
I got drunk to wash my fear away:
Everything was not OK,
But I could bear it better.
I got drunk, and fell into a sleep
Of turmoil: there, time had a softer grip,
THE IDOLATORS
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THE IDOLATORS
Rude tabernacle! Brick-strewn ground,
A broken house near New Cross Gate,
Where four old men, faced red and gray,
Their clothes unkempt and deshabille,
Stand in masterful command
THE JOY OF DRY
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THE JOY OF DRY
Near-fatal proximity:
In self-disgust and loathing,
The urge to harm myself,
In a public house, black porter
There on tap; and I must watch
Old men draw wet contentment
A profitable way to “happiness”
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The recent survey of all the existing evidence for the effectiveness of the anti-depressants of the type made famous by Prozac has demonstrated how easily drug companies can get away with cherry picking studies that highlight the effectiveness of their drugs whilst hiding any negative results.
The survey revealed that none of these drugs had an effect better than a placebo in any but the most depressed patients.
New Labour calls on “the nation” to sort out youth
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From binge drinking and the problems associated with it, to privatisation, the dumbing down of education and low paid, “flexible for the bosses” work, life under New Labour has a bit of everything bad for working class youth. At work, millions of working people are paid a pittance, and the younger you are the worse it is.
IN TIR NA N'OG 2
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IN TIR NA N'0G 2
I got drunk
One afternoon:
The drugs do work?
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With so many Government ministers making admissions of youthful dope smoking and Gordon Brown’s announcement that he’s getting “tough on the puff”, isn’t it time that socialists should once again unfurl their “Free the Weed” banners and raise them high? At least I think so.
Shoplifting, Prison and Drugs
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Last week, a report suggested that shoplifters should not be sent to prison.
Sounds sensible to me. I can't see that the general public needs 'protecting' from a serious and imminent threat from shoplifters, and prison is more effective at turning shoplifters into burglars or multi-functional criminals than into 'reformed characters'.
Shock! Celebs use cocaine!
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By David Broder
The recent media furore over the “revelation” that Kate Moss uses cocaine is a cynical bid to undermine the model’s career and a show of totally feigned “moral outrage” at her behaviour.