John Blundell was educated at King's School, Macclesfield, and at the London School of Economics. He headed the Press, Research and Parliamentary Liaison Office at the Federation of Small Businesses from 1977 to 1982, and was a Lambeth Borough councillor from 1978 to 1982. From 1982 to 1993 he lived in the USA where he was, inter alia, president of the Institute for Humane Studies (1988-91); president of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation (1987-91); president of the board of the Congressional Schools of Virginia (1988-92); and president of the Charles G. Koch and Claude R. Lambe Charitable...