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We spend ~£20bn a year dealing with the consequences of illegal drugs in England & Wales — while ~ £10bn flows to criminal markets.
What happens if we stop pretending the market will disappear?
🧵 Filthy Lucre
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https://hysnapsmusicandmentalhealth.wordpress.com/2026/01/24/lets-rethink-policy-making-filthy-lucre-getting-real/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

We spend roughly £20bn a year dealing with the consequences of illegal drugs in England & Wales — while the market itself is worth around £10bn.

This isn’t a moral argument. It’s an accounting one.

🧵 The Filthy Lucre

#UKPolitics #LetsRethink #PolicyMaking #EvidenceNotPanic #SystemsThink

https://hysnapsmusicandmentalhealth.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/lets-rethink-policy-making-filthy-lucre-the-cost-of-being-emotional/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social