From Liverpool, Dave holds a PhD in political philosophy from the University of Lancashire. He is a speaker, author, and passionate advocate for Christian public leadership and religious freedom. Dave regularly writes and comments (and debates) across a range of media, and speaks at churches, conferences and forums. With extensive experience of politics and public policy, he also has spoken and lectured in numerous parliaments and assemblies across the world. He has a strong focus on the authoritarian nature of secularism and the changing nature of Christian citizenship in the West. He is married to Valeria, a Brazilian-American.