John Lloyd

John Lloyd is a  journalist and is contributing editor to the Financial Times where he has been Labour Editor, Industrial Editor, East European Editor, and Moscow Bureau Chief.

James Harding

James Harding is the editor and founder of Tortoise Media. He was Director of BBC News and before that was Editor of the Times.

Adam Kay

Adam Kay is a BAFTA-winning, multi-million-bestselling author, TV writer and performer.

Rachel Clarke

Dr Rachel Clarke is a practising palliative care doctor, former television journalist and the author of four Sunday Times bestselling books.

Jacob Burak

Jacob Burak is a businessman who became an author and social activist.

Marcus Chown

Marcus Chown is an award-winning science writer and broadcaster.

Helena Kennedy

Baroness Helena Kennedy KC is one of Britain’s most distinguished lawyers and public figures. She is a regular broadcaster, journalist and lecturer and throughout her career has focussed on giving voice to those who have least power in the system, championing civil liberties and civil rights.

Afua Hirsch

Afua Hirsch is a writer, filmmaker, and journalist. She is the author of Brit(ish), the Sunday Times bestseller that explores Britishness, identity and belonging, for which she was awarded the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Prize for Non-Fiction.

David Thomson

David Thomson is the author of more than twenty books, including biographies of David O. Selznick and Orson Welles, and The New Biographical Dictionary of Film. His writing and his books have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, Slate, and many more. He lives in San Francisco.

Jason Solomons

Jason Solomons is one of the UK’s most-recognised presenters and film critics.

Rebecca Birk

Rebecca Birk has been the rabbi of Finchley Progressive Synagogue since 2010.