Posted: 10 January 2008

On 7 December I made a speech to a rather unusual audience - the Drug Policy Alliance, most of whom are in favour of legalizing drugs. It was a rather raucous affair with a few boos but more applause than expected. Have a look:

New York, 16 June 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would love to say that it is my pleasure to take part in this panel. Actually, this’ not true:  it saddens me, well into the 21st century, to take part in a panel discussion on modern-form of slavery: a crime that shames us all now as much as it did centuries ago..