Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sir Brian Leon Barder, KCMG (born 20 June 1934) is a retired British diplomat; and subsequently blogger and civil liberties advocate. Brian Barder was born in Bristol, the son of Harry and Vivien Barder. He was educated at Sherborne School and St Catharine s College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Footlights, the Cambridge University Musical Comedy Club, the St Catharine's College Boat Club and the Cambridge University Labour Club (Chairman, 1957).