Hooked episode 20 is about the current news in the UK regarding the sacking of Professor David Nutt by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson.

Although this is a very UK focused situation it does raise a number of questions about the separation of science from politics and the need for evidence based policy.

We thought long and hard about whether we should cover this situation on Hooked, we intend these podcasts to be as useful to listen to in a years time as they are today. However both Allison and I feel very strongly about this current situation.

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