Tony Kushner

Professor Tony Kushner is the James Parkes Professor of history at the University of Southampton

Stephen D. King

Stephen D. King is a British economist. He is senior economic adviser at HSBC Holdings, where he was chief economist from 1998 to July 2015. King also works as a journalist and consultant, and was a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee between 2015 and 2017.

Martin Knight

Martin Knight is one of the leading UK architects specialising in the design of bridges and transport infrastructure. He founded international bridge designers Knight Architects in 2006 following nine years at Wilkinson Eyre Architects

June Kenton

June Kenton is a British businesswoman who owned Rigby & Peller for 29 years. 

Pascale Hugues

Pascale Hugues is a French writer and journalist who has reported for the French newspapers Libération and Le Point from Berlin for over twenty-five years. She also writes in numerous German publications and is a columnist for the daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel.

Sara Yael Hirschhorn

Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn is currently the visiting assistant professor of Israel studies at Northwestern University. She was formerly the university research lecturer and Sidney Brichto Fellow in Israel and Hebrew studies at the University of Oxford, historian and author

Sophie Herxheimer

Sophie Herxheimer is an award-winning writer, artist and poet who teaches and collaborates extensively. Her work has been shown at Tate Modern, on a 42 metre mural along the sea-front at Margate, and at her local allotments. Image © Robin Christian

Jonathan Haskel

Jonathan Haskel is professor of economics at Imperial College Business School, London.

David Hare

David Hare is a playwright and film-maker. He has written over thirty stage plays and in a millennial poll of the greatest plays of the 20th century, five of the top 100 were his.

Stephen Greenblatt

Stephen Greenblatt is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University.  He is the author of fourteen books. Image © Stephanie Mitchell, Harvard University

Rosie Goldsmith

Rosie Goldsmith is a journalist and presenter. With the BBC for 20 years, today she combines journalism with chairing and curating arts and literary events in the UK and across the world. She is Director of the European Literature Network, Artistic Director of the European Writers’ Festival and presenter of the Slightly Foxed books podcast.

Annie Freud

Annie Freud is a poet, artist, teacher and editor. She has four poetry collections in print with Picador: The Best Man that Ever Was – 2007  The Mirabelles – 2010 (shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize) The Remains – 2015 Hiddensee – 2020.  She was included in 2014 Next Generation Poets and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She is a 2025 […]