The 2010 Alliance Party Conference took place on 23^rd January and was very well attended, especially by members of Alliance Youth.

Among the motions discussed was one by Alliance Youth.

Conference notes that the UK

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government has on a number of occasions over-ruled its own medical and professional advice to retain a more punitive drugs policy. Conference condemns the emotionalism and hysteria, generated by both politicians and the media, which has too often characterised the debate on drugs policy. Conference calls for a new Northern Ireland drugs strategy, based on evidence rather than fear.

In proposing the motion, David Murphy from QUB Alliance said

The House of Commons select committee on Science and Technology has “expressed concern at the Government’s proclivity for using the classification

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system as a means of ‘sending out signals’” They went on to say that using the drug classification system like this “is at odds with the stated objective of classifying drugs on the basis of harm”. The government needs to realise that policy is made based on the evidence, not the other way round.

The motion was seconded by Graham Scobie who referred a number of the social aspects of drugs policy.

The motion was passed

overwhelmingly following a short debate.

ENDS

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Sir Reg Empey that some young people not in employment, education or training were like ‘vampires’ as they get up late and stay up all night. He said

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hould apologise for his remarks.

Conrad Dickson said: “These comments by Sir Reg Empey clearly show how out of touch he is with young people today. What he said was a disgrace and he should apologise for his remarks..

“This was obviously Sir Reg’s attempt to look tough but it has backfired and embarrassed him.

“It’s ok for him to sit in his ministerial ivory tower and hurl insults at young people but he does not understand the realities of what it is like to leave education, only to face months or years of looking for a job.

“We all suspected that the Ulster Unionists and UCUNF are out of touch,

and these comments confirm this.”

Alliance Youth is holding a petition at Queen’s University Freshers’ Fair tomorrow as part of its ongoing campaign to tackle racism in

our society. Chair buy viagra of Alliance Youth Conrad Dixon has said it is vitally important that young people have a voice and he said that the petition calls for the First and Deputy First Minister to bring forward the Cohesion, Sharing and Integration strategy urgently. Amongst others, David Ford and Anna Lo will be attending Freshers’ Fair.