Career
Following university Monteith initially worked as a researcher for Thatcherite London-based think tank, the Centre for Policy Studies.
Monteith moved on to work in the public relations arena for Michael Forsyth Associates - Monteith shared a flat in London with his mentor and boss Michael Forsyth. Later, with his wife Shirley, Monteith set up Leith Communications public relations company in Edinburgh. The company however went bust in the early 1990s owing over £50,000 to creditors. This crisis forced Monteith to withdraw from standing for the Scottish Conservative party against Labour's John Smith in the Monklands East parliamentary seat.
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