Teachers strike over random drugs test call By Angela Harrison Education correspondent, BBC News Test tubes Some companies and organisations routinely test staff for drugs Teachers at an independent special school in Derbyshire are on strike after one of them was asked to take a random drugs test. Eleven teachers at the Alderwasley Hall School, which is a residential centre as well as a school, are taking action this week. Their union, the NASUWT, says one teacher was suspended...
Mandatory drug testing ‘bonkers’ – Professor David Nutt 30 January 2013 Professor David Nutt has said the suggestion that people should face mandatory drug testing by their employers is “bonkers”. The former advisor to the UK government said the idea – suggested by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe – would lead to “an enormous amount of errors” and “no net benefit”. He said a “rational approach” to drugs, as seen in the Netherlands, Portugal and...
New drug bill ‘to decriminalise ecstasy’ in Colombia The BBC’s David Cuen explains some of the issues surrounding drugs law in Latin America Colombia’s Justice Minister, Ruth Stella Correa, has said a new drugs bill would decriminalise personal use of synthetic drugs, such as ecstasy. The proposal would replace current laws, which ban cocaine and marijuana, although people are not prosecuted for possessing small amounts. Colombia’s legislation is being re-assessed in an attempt to tackle drug use,...
GEMA REPORTEDLY CRACK DOWN ON DJS AS WELL AS CLUBS, ADDING NEW “LAPTOP SURCHARGE” TO SETS Earlier this year, GEMA, the body charged with collecting royalties in Germany, announced a controversial overhaul of its fee structure.Having historically charged venues a flat rate, GEMA are introducing a system based on the size of the venue and a percentage of ticket prices. GEMA’s original proposal was for events that last more than five hours to weather a 50% surcharge, increased by an extra...
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