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Queen’s Speech 2021: Boris Johnson's key policy pledges revealed Government aims to bring forward around 25 Bills in next year, including one that could be used to spring a snap election 12 May 2021 • 10:28am Boris Johnson used the Queen's Speech on Tuesday to press ahead with scrapping fixed five-year terms between elections, freeing him up to call an earlier poll. The Prime Minister will regain the initiative to spring a snap contest on Labour, raising the prospect of the next general election taking place before December 2024. It is one of around 25 Bills that were pledged for introdu...

All the bills and legislation outlined in Queen's Speech and what it means Around 30 pieces of legislation were outlined at today's State Opening of Parliament - here's a rundown of the government's new legislative agenda and what it all means 16:27, 11 MAY 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to FREE email alerts from the Northern AgendaInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Than...

YES Sending people through the criminal justice system for simple possession is a complete waste of resources for the State and the individual, says Gino Kenny, TD Earlier this week, the Irish College of Psychiatrists issued a stark warning that “cannabis represents the gravest threat to the mental health of young people today”. The college further noted that there were suggestions that the drug was considered “harmless” and that the number of hospital admissions of young people with a cannabis-related diagnosis increased by 300% between 2005 and 2017. There is no doubt that the pote...

Little’s inaction is absurd – New Zealand needs drug law reform now Opinion The health minister’s stonewalling of any attempt to fix our woeful drug laws doesn’t only fly in the face of overseas trends, but what’s currently happening in and around our own parliament. Yesterday, more than two dozen health and social service organisations, including the NZMA, the Public Health Association and the Mental Health Foundation, published an open letter calling on the government to “adopt a compassionate and evidence-based approach to drug law by repealing and replacing the Misuse of Drug...

+Undoctored Open letter on drug reform, from JustSpeak and other organisations and individuals Monday 12 April 2021, 03:13 PM 3 minutes to Read 11 April 2021 ‍ Kākahungia te tangata ki te aroha, kaua ki te whakawhiu - Our people need a cloak of support and care, not punishment and stigma. ‍ At pivotal moments, New Zealanders from all backgrounds and cultures have come together to reform unfair laws and build the health of our communities. As a society we strive for fairness and equality, because we recognise that what affects one part of our community affects all of us. When we s...