Legalising Cannabis and Porn at 16 Can Have Unintended Consequences

It's time to load up on falafel and direct debits to obscure liberation organisations in London N1 as Red Pepper have set up an election blog, Election Blues. Not in keeping with this red-blue colour scheme is Tariq Ali, veteran of the 1960s New Left, who is going to vote yellow at the General Election, according to one of the first posts on the blog. Curiously, Ali warns his fellow falafel-munchers not to be tempted by the Greens or Respect, lest they let New Labour back in via the backdoor.


Tariq Ali is alive? Cannabis is illegal? No one told me. 16 year olds are Playboy's target market, porn is made for them...