The politics of modern liberty

I commented last month on the Convention on Modern Liberty. Now that the dust has settled, Brian Monteith offers a more considered response on The Free Society website.

Like me, Brian is tempted to view the campaign not as a cross-party coalition but as a realignment of the left (prior to Labour's almost certain defeat at the next general election).

Like me, Brian believes that social liberties - smoking, eating, drinking, driving - are in danger of being ignored in favour of other civil liberties.

Like me, Brian is prepared to give the Convention on Modern Liberty the benefit of the doubt. But that's as far as we will go, for now.

Full article HERE.

Comments

[ann]

I agree with Brian Monteith.
What is 'modern' about liberty?
One has to be extremely cautious about the weasel words that are surreptiously inserted into talks and conventions and the like.
The way modern life is going, the powers that be would love to get to the minds of the prolatiariat so they can have their wicked way with us, unhindered by any watchdog body.
Thats why people like Brian Monteith are very necessary to question all weasel words for their hidden agenda.
Otherwise we would all be signing up for worse restrictions or even total bans without even realising it.