Scandals Sink Club Drugs Crackdown MP

Barry Legg, the hard right politician responsible for introducing draconian laws against British clubs in 1997, was forced to resign from his new post as chief executive of the Conservative party, after investigative journalists published new allegations about his role in three scandals.

Legg became notorious in 1997, when he championed the Public Entertainment Licence Bill which allowed police to close clubs instantly if they even suspect drug use has occurred.

"Clubbers can get all indignant, but the fact is that drugs are against the law, and the law should be enforceable", Legg said at the time.

"Clubs get self-righteous and say 'it's unjust' to tighten up the law, yet at the same time everyone inside and out of the industry knows clubs and drugs are bedfellows. What I am hoping to do is make this complacency unacceptable."

Ironically, Legg's downfall was prompted by renewed focus on his role in an "unlawful, disgraceful and improper' scheme to gerrymander (fix) local elections in Westminster in the 80s. The Guardian also said this week that he played 'a key part in a scandal that saw homeless families placed in asbestos-riddled London tower blocks.'
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