Dennis Abbott is a journalist and former reserve officer who served as a media handler during Operation Telic in Basra, Iraq, in 2003. His journalistic career included stints at The Sun, Daily Mirror, European Voice, The Brussels Times, Blackpool Gazette and North Wales Weekly News. He also served as a spokesperson for the European Commission and as a communications consultant with global agency BCW. He is a Battle of Waterloo tour guide and author of 100 years of the Royal British Legion in Brussels, where he is branch Chair.