The Free Society at the Freedom Forum

Since the appointment of Tom Miers as editor of The Free Society on March 1, the number of subscribers has risen by 20 per cent (a three-figure increase).

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Tomorrow, wearing my Free Society hat, I shall be in Birmingham speaking at the first Liberty League Freedom Forum.

I am sharing a platform with Simon Richards, director of The Freedom Association; Mark Wallace, former campaign manager, TaxPayers Alliance; and someone from a group called Students for Sensible Drug Policy. We're discussing 'Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs'.

Speakers at other sessions include Mark Littlewood (Institute of Economic Affairs), Josie Appleton (Manifesto Club), Claire Fox (Institute of Ideas), Alex Deane (Big Brother Watch), Guy Herbert (No2ID), Tom Clougherty (Adam Smith Institute), Tim Evans (Cobden Centre), Steve Baker MP (Conservative) and John Hemming MP (Lib Dem).

After dinner tomorrow The Free Society will be underwriting some late night drinks for delegates (nearly 100 "freedom-thinking students and recent graduates"). I do hope there are no 'incidents'.

See: Freedom and liberty in Birmingham (Simon Richards)