http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/david_matthews en http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2008/02/cannabis-dope-drug-health http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2008/02/cannabis-dope-drug-health Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:27:19 GMT David Matthews Millions of Britons smoke cannabis occasionally, and manage to function. It has been part of the cultural landscape for over 40 years, argues David Matthews

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2008/02/black-prime-obama-britain http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2008/02/black-prime-obama-britain Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT David Matthews We are still decades away from electing Britain’s first black prime minister.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2007/11/black-labour-tories http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2007/11/black-labour-tories Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT David Matthews Labour has long taken the vote of ethnic minorities for granted. But Afro-Caribbean voters have a natural conservatism that could see many switch their allegiance to David Cameron

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