The Institute of Economic Affairs is hosting an In Conversation event next month featuring IEA director general Mark Littlewood and me.
The event on Thursday May 16 is being held to mark Forest’s 40th anniversary. Mark will conduct the interview which will be preceded by a drinks reception from 6.00pm.
We'll be discussing a wide range of subjects including Forest, the nanny state, consumer rights, and tobacco harm reduction. We'll also attempt to peer in to the future.
I should add that Forest’s links with the IEA go back many years. Our chairman from 1987 until his death in 2006 was Ralph Harris (Lord Harris of High Cross) who was the IEA's first director-general, a position he held from 1957 to 1988.
Forest's two non-executive directors, John Burton and Russell Lewis, have also worked at Lord North Street. John is a fellow of the IEA and Russell was acting director-general for a while.
I first met Mark (above) when he was running Progressive Vision, a classical liberal think tank. Forest organised a couple of party conference events with PV and in 2009 we also collaborated on the launch of the Save Our Pubs & Clubs campaign.
Since then we’ve hosted a number of events at the IEA and Mark has also been a speaker at the Forest Freedom Dinner.
If that sounds just a bit too cosy, don’t worry. Mark and I don’t agree on everything so I’m looking forward to a full and frank discussion.
The event is invitation only but if you’d like to attend email Forest at events@forestonline.org.
Full details:
Event: In Conversation with Simon Clark
Date: Thursday 16th May
Time: 6.00-8.00pm
Guest Speaker: Simon Clark with Mark Littlewood
Location: IEA, 2 Lord North Street, Westminster, SW1P 3LB
Terms: invitation-only