The Independent logo The Independent 2 weeks ago

Johnson has 'no regrets' over sacked drugs adviser

Alan Johnson remains unrepentant over the controversial sacking of his chief adviser on drugs and is surprised about the outcry from scientists over the decision. Full Article at The Independent

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Related Quotes

  1. You cannot have a chief adviser at the same time stepping into the public field and campaigning against government decisions.You can do one or the other, you can’t do both.
    Alan Johnson – Alan Johnson SOURCE: Press and Journal 3 weeks ago
  2. There are not many kids in my constituency in danger of falling off a horse ... There are thousands at risk of being sucked into a world of hopeless despair through drug addiction.
    Alan Johnson – Alan Johnson SOURCE: New Statesman 3 weeks ago
  3. If scientists are not allowed to engage in the debate then you devalue their contribution to policymaking.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 4 weeks ago
  4. I think the issue is whether I am straying into the realm of policy. I personally don't think I was.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 4 weeks ago
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  1. Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba (R) and Britain's Home Secretary Alan Johnson sit together at the start of a seminar for Spanish and British top police officials in Madrid November 17, 2009.
  2. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP attends the Armistice Day service at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2009 in London, England.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (r) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson (l) attend a question and answer session with police chiefs, council workers and members of the public in Shoreditch on November 3, 2009 in London, England.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Home Secretary Alan Johnson carries Muriel Spark's 'The Girls of Slender Means' out of the weekly cabinet meeting on October 27, 2009 in London, England.
  5. LONDON - OCTOBER 13: Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits the Kiln Place Estate with Home Secretary Alan Johnson on October 13, 2009 in North London, England. The estate has cracked down on anti social behaviour among residents through close co-operation with the police.
  6. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) talks with Home Secretary Alan Johnson at the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England.
  7. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Members of the Cabinet (L-R) Jack Straw, Alistair Darling, Harriet Harman, Lord Mandelson, Alan Johnson and David Miliband listen to Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he speaks to the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England.
  8. CALAIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 23: An Afghan migrant living in a makeshift tent adjacent to the Calais ferry terminal holds his pet kestrel on September 23, 2009 in Calais, France.

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  5. Gordon Brown Gordon Brown
  6. Jacqui Smith Jacqui Smith