These things seem OK on the surface, but your points 1 and 2 need questioning.

Point 1 (making it so pseudoephedrine is only available on prescription) is a ludicrous move. It just makes for far more expense for people who want to get pseudoephedrine for things other than making P.. Government bureaucrats always lack the power to reason and don't seem to realise that everybody who buys or seeks pseudoephedrine is not going to use it to make P. It is another case of the government treating us like naughty children and assuming that we always have the worst of motives for doing anything.

So now if you want to get pseudoephedrine (perhaps for headache or other pain) you now have to take time off work - losing money perhaps, go to a GP - paying another day's wages, persuade him to prescribe it for you ..... etc. etc.

Also point 2 (Use new powers to break drug supply chains by attacking the gangs and criminal organisations that make, supply and distribute P. is questionable.

Have these "new powers" been defined? Are they restricted in any way? Are they to be used for just what you have stated here? Or can they be used on any one of us, for any reason whatsoever, or even without a reason?

We always have to be wary when government awards itself "new powers".


Government has only ever two motives for doing anything that it does - ALWAYS. One motive is either to gain more power for itself, or the other motive is to gain more money and deprive the people of the money.