Letters From A Tory

Dear Jacqui Smith,

Everyone knew it at the time, and just a few days later we have the evidence to prove it.  On the 30th of March this year, you told the BBC that ”it’s fundamentally important that we listen”.  On the 2nd of May, Uncle Gordon said that ”my job is to listen and to lead” following Labour’s double humiliation at the local and mayoral elections, and on the 4th of May he reiterated this by stating ”we’ve got to listen and learn”.  My question to you is this: if listening is so important, why has cannabis been upgraded to a Class B drug?

It is plainly obvious to anyone with a shred of intelligence that the current drug classification system is not fit for purpose.  Last year, a new drug ranking system was created that reflects the level of harm to the individual and society in addition to the degree of addiction.  This seemed perfectly sensible, yet the government did not listen.  You would think that, given a second chance, the government might get it right this time but you blew it again.  The chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs said moving cannabis from Class C to Class B “is neither warranted, nor will it achieve its desired effect”.  Did you listen?  Nope.  Not even the slightest hint that you have listened to the council that advises the government on the dangers of drugs.

I’m not even remotely surprised that you screwed up on this issue.  Everyone knew deep down that your supposed belief in ‘listening’ was a facade and now we have the evidence to back up our assertions.  It would be much appreciated if you didn’t lie to the public in future - we don’t appreciate it.

Yours sincerely,

A.Tory

I always thought that Class A drugs were fairly difficult for the average person to get hold of, so imagine my surprise when I found out that you could buy crack cocaine over the counter.

Dear Jacqui Smith,

I hope that common sense prevails again on this stupid argument about legalising drugs, which got even more backing today from a former chief inspector of prisons.

The argument seems to be this: smoking and alcohol kill lots of people, most other drugs don’t kill lots of people, so let’s legalise all drugs because smoking and alcohol are worse than most of them.  Oh dear, how very deluded.  How about we start cracking down on smoking and binge drinking, instead of flooding the country with INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS drugs that fry your brain and cause serious physiological damage in most cases.  Cannabis is much more dangerous than nicotine, despite what the propoganda wants you to believe, every ecstacy pill destroys brain cells that never grow back - need I go on?  If you legalise these drugs, lots more people will start dying from them.  What’s more, many more people will suffer long-term damage to their health, and guess who pays for that?  Exactly, I do, and so does every other taxpayer.

Honestly Jacqui, I really don’t like the Labour government but I hope that this time we can stand side by side and silence these idiots who have no idea how serious opening this Pandora’s Box could be.  Legalising drugs will unleash misery on society and our health services, so instead of listening to these lunatics I suggest we focus on cracking down on smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.

Yours truly,

A.Tory