Update on The Forest Freedom Dinner.

I am delighted to announce that Mark Littlewood, director-general of the Institute of Economic Affairs, will be a guest speaker at Boisdale of Canary Wharf on Tuesday July 2.

Mark's impressive CV reads as follows:

Prior to joining the IEA Mark was the campaigns director for the human rights group Liberty. After leaving Liberty in 2004 he founded NO21D, the group which opposes identity cards and the database state. In December 2004 he was appointed head of media for the Liberal Democrats and then went on to found Progressive Vision, a classical liberal think tank.

During his time at the IEA Mark has written regularly for national and international publications and wrote the chapter 'Eternal vigilance can only be part of the strategy' in the book Big Brother Watch: The state of civil liberties. Mark frequently comments on political and economic issues on television and radio including BBC Question Time, Any Questions, Newsnight, Channel 4, Sky News, the Today programme and LBC.

Mark has been a great help to Forest in recent years, appearing in this video in 2010, for example, and this more recent video promoting the Hands Off Our Packs campaign.

Tickets for The Freedom Dinner, which includes a cocktail reception, three-course dinner with wine, live music and other entertainment, cost £90. To book click here.

Tickets for Smoke On The Water, our annual boat party (which this year takes place on Tuesday June 18), are free but you must register in advance. RSVP Nicky on 01223 370156 or email events@forestonline.org.