Media

How radical is The Alternative Manifesto?

Tuesday April 6, 2010

Simon Hills reviews The Alternative Manifesto: A 12-Step Programme to Remake Britain by Eamonn Butler (Gibson Square, £8.99)

The Bully State: another view

Wednesday March 3, 2010

Suzy Dean welcomes The Bully State (“an uncompromising stance on liberty of lifestyle and a rich resource of examples on how government regulation has crept into our private lives”) but wonders whether Brian Monteith’s book is a missed opportunity.

The Bully State is published by The Free Society, price £5.99

Tobacco company challenges cigarette vending machine ban

Wednesday February 10, 2010

Government’s decision to ban vending machines is so disproportionate that it must be challenged, says Imperial chief executive Gareth Davies

Talking with the taxman about poetry

Monday January 18, 2010

Billy Bragg refuses to pay income tax unless the government moves to limit bonus payments at the Royal Bank of Scotland

This new puritanism would drive anyone to drink

Sunday January 10, 2010

As smokers told you they would, the puritans have now switched their censorious gaze from cigarettes to wine and beer, writes Nick Cohen in The Observer

Innocent driver admits offence to avoid cost of court defence

Saturday January 9, 2010

A company director has admitted a motoring offence he says he has not committed after becoming one of the first to be caught by controversial new rules on court costs

If we are all under suspicion, then we are all threatened

Tuesday January 5, 2010

People meekly accept official behaviour, even if they might strongly suspect it is the police who are behaving illegally, writes Dominic Lawson in the Independent.

Huge fall in number of crimes caught on CCTV

Tuesday January 5, 2010

Figures released under Freedom of Information show 71 per cent fall in number of crimes “in which CCTV was involved”

Motorists hit by higher parking fees and fines

Monday January 4, 2010

Local councils raised £1.9 billion from parking fees and fines last year, with some doubling the amount of money they squeeze out of motorists

Bring in 50p minimum price for alcohol, MPs urge

Sunday January 3, 2010

Costs of dealing with alcohol abuse “overwhelming the NHS” say experts