Daniel Hannan, British Member of the European Parliament for the Conservative Party, has suggested that Great Britain should consider legalizing drugs. Hannan had described himself in 2007 as “liberal” on drugs policy, but stated at that point that “There is no appetite in Britain to move towards a decriminalisation of narcotics, and that strikes me as a good enough reason to keep the laws as they are.” His more assertive recent comments are representative of a wider trend in the UK, which hopefully will translate into real policy reform.