A 'treatment tax' should be added to the cost of alcohol in shops to fund a new generation of rehabilitation centres and stem the tide of Britain's addiction problem, according to a new report by the Centre for Social Justice.
A review by the Home Office, expected to be approved within weeks, has suggested that the people who run websites offering legal highs and the owners of head shops should face tougher penalties under consumer laws.
Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrat minister in charge of the review, also wants responsibility for drugs policy to be moved from the Home Office to the Department of Health. His party says the key to tackling drug addiction is rehabilitation rather than criminal penalties. Speaking to the Sunday Times (£), Mr Baker said:
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.