# Alex Deane

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{{short description|English writer, political commentator and consultant}}
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'''Alexander John Cameron Deane''' (born 24 June 1979)<ref>{{Cite web|title=36th Birthday 2015 |url= https://twitter.com/ajcdeane/status/613724600866873344 |access-date=18 July 2020 |website=Twitter}}</ref> is a British writer, political commentator and consultant.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rosindell's 'integration' idea dismissed as Brexit 'publicity stunt' |url= http://chronicle.gi/2016/04/rosindells-integration-idea-dismissed-as-brexit-publicity-stunt/ |website=Gibraltar Chronicle |date=11 April 2016 |first=Eyleen |last= Shiel |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160415162728/http://chronicle.gi/2016/04/rosindells-integration-idea-dismissed-as-brexit-publicity-stunt/ }}</ref> He is a regular commentator on [Sky News](/source/Sky_News) and [GB News](/source/GB_News), and formerly on [BBC](/source/BBC_News) ''[Dateline London](/source/Dateline_London)''.<ref name="fticonsulting">{{cite web |title=Alex Deane |url= http://www.fticonsulting.com/our-people/alex-deane |website=FTI Consulting |access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>

==Education==
The son of Paul Deane and Jacqueline ''née'' Osborne, he was educated at [County Upper School](/source/County_Upper_School),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/alex_blames_the_middle_classes_1_68379|title=Alex blames the middle classes|work=[East Anglian Daily Times](/source/East_Anglian_Daily_Times)|date=14 June 2005|access-date=18 March 2017}}</ref> a state comprehensive school in [Bury St Edmunds](/source/Bury_St_Edmunds), [Suffolk](/source/Suffolk), before going to [Trinity College, Cambridge](/source/Trinity_College%2C_Cambridge), where he read English Literature, graduating in 2000.  He then studied at [Griffith University](/source/Griffith_University) in [Australia](/source/Australia), as a [Rotary Scholar](/source/Rotary_Scholar) and graduated with an MA in international relations in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alexander Deane|url=http://conservativehome.blogs.com/centreright/alexander-deane.html|website=ConservativeHome|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> 

During his time training to be a [barrister](/source/barrister) at [Middle Temple](/source/Middle_Temple) he won the 2004 [World Universities Debating Championship](/source/World_Universities_Debating_Championship).

==Career==
Deane was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Middle Templar|url=http://www.middletemple.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/members/mt-spring-2011-issue-50.pdf|website=Middle Temple|access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> He served as Chief of Staff to [David Cameron](/source/David_Cameron) and [Tim Collins](/source/Tim_Collins_(politician)) during their respective periods as [Shadow Secretary of State for Education](/source/Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Education).<ref name="fticonsulting"/>
He served as the founding director of [Big Brother Watch](/source/Big_Brother_Watch) from 2009 to 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 January 2016|title=City of London - Member details - Alexander John Cameron Deane, Deputy|url=https://democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=154|access-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124214349/https://democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=154|archive-date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

In 2011 Deane was elected as [Commoner](/source/Commoner) (the City equivalent of a [Councillor](/source/Councillor)) to the [Court of Common Council](/source/Court_of_Common_Council)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alex Deane elected as Common Councilman in the City of London|url=https://conservativehome.blogs.com/gazette/2011/05/alex-deane-elected-as-common-councilman-in-the-city-of-london.html|access-date=18 July 2020|website=Gazette}}</ref> for the ward of [Farringdon Without](/source/Farringdon_Without) and was reelected at the [2013 City of London Corporation election](/source/2013_City_of_London_Corporation_election), serving until the [2017 City of London Corporation election](/source/2017_City_of_London_Corporation_election). A liveryman of the Curriers' Company, he is a current member of [The Freedom Association](/source/The_Freedom_Association)'s management committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Council & Management Committee|url=https://www.tfa.net/council_management_committee|access-date=18 July 2020|website=The Freedom Association}}</ref> In the [2018 Southwark London Borough Council election](/source/2018_Southwark_London_Borough_Council_election), he was a candidate in [North Walworth ward](/source/North_Walworth_(ward)).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-10 |title=Full list of candidates standing for local election published |url=https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/politics/full-list-candidates-standing-local-election-published/ |access-date=2026-01-11 |website=Southwark News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

His main role is Senior Managing Director, Head of UK Public Affairs for [FTI Consulting](/source/FTI_Consulting) having joined the company in 2014. He often appears in the media as a political commentator, is a Sky News regular and a BBC Dateline London panelist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alex Deane {{!}} Senior Managing Director {{!}} FTI Consulting|url=https://www.fticonsulting-emea.com/our-people/alex-deane|access-date=18 July 2020|website=www.fticonsulting-emea.com}}</ref>

He was the executive director of the eurosceptic [Grassroots Out](/source/Grassroots_Out) campaign<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2021 |title=Brexiters seek to raise £1m to set up 'neutral' Museum of Brexit |url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/mar/28/museum-of-brexit-campaigners-fundraising-charitable-status |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

Commentating on allegations that [Boris Johnson](/source/Boris_Johnson) groped [Charlotte Edwardes](/source/Charlotte_Edwardes), Deane quoted [Alan Clark](/source/Alan_Clark) who said: "How do I know my advances are unwanted until I've made them?".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/toby-young-says-people-complained-20343761|title=Toby Young says people 'complained if Boris didn't put his hand on their knee'|work=Daily Mirror}}</ref>

In 2018, he was shortlisted to be prospective Parliamentary candidate for the [Ipswich](/source/Ipswich_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) seat, but lost to [Tom Hunt](/source/Tom_Hunt_(politician)).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Selection news: Shortlists revealed for Ipswich, and Warwick & Leamington
|url=https://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2018/09/selection-news-shortlists-revealed-for-ipswich-and-warwick-leamington.html|access-date=4 April 2021|website=Conservative Home |date=17 September 2018 }}</ref>

Deane was the defeated Conservative [parliamentary candidate](/source/parliamentary_candidate) for [Finchley and Golders Green](/source/Finchley_and_Golders_Green_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) in the [2024 general election](/source/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harpin |first=Lee |title= Finchley and Golders Green Conservatives select Alex Deane as election candidate |url= https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/finchley-and-golders-green-conservatives-select-alex-deane-as-election-candidate/ |date=19 March 2024 |access-date=21 March 2024 |website=Jewish News |location= London }}</ref>

== Books ==

Deane is the author of ''Lessons From History'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lessons from History |url=https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/lessons-from-history |access-date=28 March 2022 |website=www.bitebackpublishing.com |language=en}}</ref> and ''More Lessons from History Uncovering the colourful characters of the past''.<ref>{{cite web | title=More Lessons from History | url=https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/more-lessons-from-history }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=154 Alexander John Cameron Deane, Deputy] City of London Council
* [https://twitter.com/ajcdeane Alex Deane] Twitter

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