David Cameron's former chief of staff to speak at Forest Freedom Dinner

Delighted to announce the first confirmed speaker for this year's Freedom Dinner.

Alex Deane is head of public affairs at Weber Shandwick but he's best known to readers of this blog as the founding director of Big Brother Watch and David Cameron’s first chief of staff.

Today Alex advises some of the biggest companies in the UK. He's also an elected Common Councilman in the City of London.

Alex has appeared on BBC Breakfast, The Politics Show, Newsnight, the Today programme, Any Questions, ITV News, Channel 4 News and Sky News.

Now in its third year The Freedom Dinner takes place at Boisdale of Canary Wharf on Tuesday July 15.

Previous speakers have included Claire Fox (Institute of Ideas), Mark Littlewood (Institute of Economic Affairs), Lord Bell (former advisor to Mrs Thatcher and Ronald Reagan) and General Sir Mike Jackson (former head of the British Army).

The Freedom Dinner is organised by Forest and supported by The Free Society and the IEA. Tickets go on sale very soon so watch this space for more details.