Brian Monteith

Fat tax is a fat lot of use Wednesday December 28, 2011 Brian Monteith warns of a new wave of lifestyle taxes, this time on food

The smoking ban steeplechase Monday December 5, 2011 Brian Monteith predicts which UK assembly will win the race to ban smoking in cars

Ban on smoking in cars the next 'logical step'? Tuesday September 6, 2011 Brian Monteith warns that smokers are to be further stigmatised as a softening up exercise before the smoking ban is extended to include all private vehicles

The new battlegrounds: food and drink Tuesday August 16, 2011 The same strategies that have been used to demonise tobacco are now being rolled out across the world in an effort to limit the consumption of alcohol and food, says Brian Monteith

Who needs WHO? Monday July 18, 2011 Brian Monteith takes the World Health Organisation to task for inspiring many of the public health scare stories that blight our lives

Warning: junk reporting of junk science threatens individual freedom Friday May 6, 2011 Another day another scary health study, says Brian Monteith. But that’s the way of the bully state: junk science, junk reporting followed by junk laws.

Something stinks in Portland Thursday April 14, 2011 Brian Monteith observes a new trend in perfume prohibition Stateside

The politics of modern liberty Thursday March 26, 2009 On reflection, The Free Society’s Brian Monteith offers qualified support for last month’s Convention on Modern Liberty

Drunk on power: control politicians not the people Wednesday March 18, 2009 Alcohol: measures being introduced in Scotland will affect the moderate majority more than the mindless minority, says Brian Monteith

Shameless bullying over booze Monday June 16, 2008 Changing our cultural behaviour cannot be done by introducing restriction after restriction, argues Brian Monteith