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Danny Kushlick
Born
Southampton
NationalityBritish
Occupationpolitical activist
Known forfounder, Transform Drug Policy Foundation (TDPF)
PartnerFi Hance (1999-2020)
Children2

Danny Kushlick is a British political activist and founder of the Transform Drug Policy Foundation (TDPF).[1] He has appeared in British media on many occasions advocating for the legalisation of drug use and the legal regulation of supply.[2][3][4][5][6] He stood in the 2010 United Kingdom general election for The People's Manifesto.[7]

Career

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Kushlick founded the Transform Drug Policy Foundation in 1994,[8] and was the organisation's head of external affairs and director. He left in 2019. He has previously worked with various support organisations, covering learning difficulties, unemployed ex-offenders, drug counselling, and homelessness.[1]

In 2004, he co-authored the report After the War on Drugs: Options for Control, a critique of current drug policy in the UK and recommendations for reform.[9] He is a regular commentator on drug policy in print and broadcast media – including BBC, Guardian, Observer, OpenDemocracy, Chatham House Magazine (World Today).[citation needed]

The People's Manifesto

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In 2010, Kushlick was chosen to stand for Mark Thomas's The People's Manifesto in the 2010 general election in the Bristol West constituency. Kushlick only stood on policy – the legalisation and regulation of drugs – which was drawn from the original manifesto.[10][11]

At Mark Thomas's show at the Royal National Theatre on 7 April 2010, a selection of policies were directly put forward to Kushlick by members of the audience.[12] In his party platform, Kushlick said he would avoid taking the UK to war, and stated that "the most important 'special relationship' isn't with the US, but with your mum".[1]

Kushlick has also been interviewed and cited by many authors on the subject of drug policy reform.[13][14]

Personal life

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Kushlick has two daughters and lives in Whitehall, Bristol.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "About Danny". The People's Manifesto. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  2. ^ Correspondent, By Richard Ford, Home. "Drug use fundamental to social life of most clubbers". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 24 October 2021. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Danny Kushlick: The true price of prohibition". the Guardian. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Prescription renewal". The Economist. 26 July 2007. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Can lessons be learned from Portugal's drug laws?". BBC News. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. ^ Letters (22 September 2017). "Consider the impact of drug legalisation | Letters". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Vote for my man, Danny Kushlick | Mark Thomas". the Guardian. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Danny Kushlick". YourNextMP. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "After the war on drugs: options for control". National Documentation Centre on Drug Use. Health Research Board. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Dan's the man who's putting the case for People's Manifesto". Bristol Evening Post. 10 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010.
  11. ^ Kushlick, Danny (17 April 2010). "The People's Manifesto is not a joke". The Guardian.
  12. ^ "The Manifesto". The People's Manifesto. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  13. ^ Malcolm Dean (2013). Democracy under attack: How the Media Distort Policy and Politics. Policy Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-84742-849-3.
  14. ^ Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee (10 December 2012). Drugs: Breaking the Cycle, Ninth Report of Session 2012-13, Vol. 2: Oral and Written Evidence. The Stationery Office. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-215-05095-3.

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