Ellen MacArthur
In February she became the fastest and youngest woman to sail single-handed around the world.

Ian McEwan
He is the man who wrote what many critics regarded as the novel of the year, Atonement.

Tony Hall
The Royal Opera House receives £21 million of public money every year, more than any other single arts institution. Isn't this a case of the public purse funding the elite?

The Eyre brothers
Robert and David Eyre were part of the team that opened the first gastropub, The Eagle, 10 years ago.