How is the $200 billion monstrosity of world drug revenues hidden? In the most important way, it is not
The world’s biggest business How is the $200 billion monstrosity of world drug revenues hidden? In the most important way, it is not. The flow of narcotics and dirty money … Continue reading
America is at war. For the first time since 1865, the battle- ground is not abroad, but on the streets and schools of American cities
Introduction America is at war. For the first time since 1865, the battle- ground is not abroad, but on the streets and schools of American cities. Casualties registered in the … Continue reading
DOPE INC. Britain’s Opium War Against the World
PART I History of Britain’s First Opium Wars Introduction This is the setting for what follows below: narcotics are pouring in from abroad through a well-organized, efficient group of smugglers. … Continue reading
Paying for bad habits: sex work and drugs lift UK’s EU bill
The UK Treasury is paying for being one of the few among the EU’s 27 economies to strengthen this year Phillip Inman, economics correspondent The Guardian, Friday 24 October 2014 … Continue reading
We spend £11bn a year on drugs and prostitutes
First official figures show an enormous amount is spent on illegal activities The ONS estimated that including spending on drugs such as cocaine and heroine in the national accounts would … Continue reading
Drugs and prostitution to be included in UK national accounts
Contribution of drug dealers and prostitutes to the UK economy boosted figures by £10bn according to estimates Angela Monaghan theguardian.com, Thursday 29 May 2014 20.13 BST Drugs and prostitution contributed … Continue reading
I have always regarded pornography as my opium
I have always regarded pornography as my opium, and read the great opium exploits of Coleridge and Thomas de Quincey’s Confessions of an English Opium Eater in that light. For … Continue reading
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