Nigel Lawson (Conservative), Secretary of State for Energy 1981-83, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1983-89, author of An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming, 2008.

Joel Barnett (Labour), Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1974-79, Vice-Chairman of the BBC 1986-93, gave his name to the Barnett Formula.

Bernard Donoughue (Labour), Senior Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister (first Harold Wilson, then James Callaghan) 1974-79.

Robert Fellowes (Crossbench), Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen 1977-86, Deputy Private Secretary to the Queen 1986-90, Private Secretary to the Queen 1990-99. 

Bishop of Chester since 1996.

Deputy Chairman of Barclays Bank 1985-93, Director of the Bank of England 1986-95, Chancellor of the University of Buckingham since 1996.

French economist and author, joint founder, Institut Euro 1992 (Paris), Chairman of the Institut Turgot (Paris) since 2008.

Emma Nicholson (Liberal Democrat), MP for Devon West and Torridge 1987-97 (first Con, then Lib Dem), Lib Dem MEP for S E England since 1999.

Andrew Turnbull (Crossbench), Permanent Secretary, Environment Department,1994-98; Permanent Secretary to the Treasury 1998-2002, Cabinet Secretaryand Head of the Home Civil Service 2002-05.