Danny Kushlick

Danny Kushlick
Born	Southampton
Nationality	British
Occupation	political activist
Known for	founder, Transform Drug Policy Foundation (TDPF)
Partner	Fi Hance (1999-2020)
Children	2

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

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

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

Kushlick has two daughters and lives in Whitehall, Bristol.

References

1. "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)
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.
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.

Further reading

• "Danny Kushlick". The Guardian. Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1P 2AP. Retrieved 8 January 2015.