The above is not, as far as I know, Sir Richard Branson’s position on killing. But it is more or less identical to his position on illegal drug use. Sir Richard’s logic is that, because governments have failed to prevent people committing a particular crime, it should no longer be classified as a crime at all. He feels so strongly about it that he has become the face of the Global Commission on Drug Policy. Yesterday he was invited before a Home Affairs Select Committee to explain his views.