Christina Lamb Sunday Times Foreign correspondent and commentator on Afghanistan and the war on terror. Awards include Foreign Correspondent of the Year and News Reporter of the Year. Has written four books including the bestselling 'The Africa House'.

Dominic Lawson One of the longest serving editors on Fleet Street. Edited The Sunday Telegraph for 10 years. Broke the 2004 David Blunkett 'Nannygate' scandal. Has also worked for The Financial Times and The Spectator.

Nigel Lawson Former Spectator editor who was elected MP for Blaby in Leicestershire in 1974. Became Financial Secretary to the Treasury, then Secretary of State for Energy before being appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer 1983-1989.

Ruth Lea Director of the Centre for Policy Studies. An economist who worked in the City for 10 years before becoming Economics Editor at ITN and then Head of Policy at the Institute of Directors.

Ann Leslie Award-winning journalist. Has reported on some of the most significant events of the past 30 years; including the failed coup against Gorbachev, the fall of the Berlin Wall and Mandela's walk to freedom

Quentin Letts Daily Mail’s political sketchwriter. A self-proclaimed middle-class man who loves his wife and adores traditional TV sitcoms. Also a theatre critic and travel writer.

Rod Liddle Outspoken journalist and former editor of BBC Radio 4's Today programme who now writes a regular column in The Sunday Time.

John Lloyd Responsible for much of the British comedy produced over the last 30 years, including Not The Nine O’clock News, The Two Ronnies, Spitting Image, Blackadder, and most recently QI. Has written books including The Meaning of Life, with Douglas Adams.

Edward Luttwak Economist, historian and senior fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Washington. Has written numerous publications on military strategy and has a reputation for offbeat proposals intended to provoke thought, including the essay, 'Give War a Chance'.

Sarah Lyall British Correspondent for the New York Times and married to author Robert McCrum.

Jerome Lynch QC Practicing QC. Specialises in crime and corruption. Has done a lot of work for free helping small communities fight local councils and multi-national corporations and on high profile fraud and corruption cases.