DAVID TUCK, Head of Research, has two decades of experience in journalism, public relations and government service, most of which time has been spent in Asia.  

A former Press Secretary and Official Spokesman at Buckingham Palace from 1997 to 2001, he also spent six years with the British Embassy in Thailand and Laos (where he headed the British Trade Office), working on political, commercial and other matters.

Mr Tuck has an honours degree in history from University College London.  He reads and speaks Thai fluently.