Campaign Supporters
Poppy Jaman OBE
Poppy has written in detail about her reasons for supporting the campaign on our blog pages, here.
Arvinda Gohil OBE
The honours system in Britain is to recognise the work in most cases of the very ordinary and everyday folk, who go out of their way to contribute to the wellbeing of society and people. To remain true to the sentiments of the honours system, it needs to speak to everyone in our society today.
Like many others, I questioned deeply and nearly refused to accept my OBE, purely and simply because of the word Empire. It neither describes our place in the world today, nor recognises the road travelled in creating a sense of belonging for all who now make up Britain.
Now, more than ever, we need to recognise the need to remove Empire from the award system.
Simon Blake OBE
In 2010 I was walking through Liverpool Street Station when I got a call from the Cabinet Office asking whether I had received a letter saying Mr Cameron wanted to recommend I was awarded an OBE for services to the voluntary sector and young people. I hadn’t received the letter and they needed to know my answer immediately.
I remember taking a deep breath: feeling and thinking so many things. So many conflicting things. And amidst the noise in my head I heard myself say yes I would accept it.
I said yes because I had spent my professional life to that point working in HIV, sexual and reproductive health including sex education, sexual health services for young people and campaigning on abortion rights. These were – and are - stigmatised social justice issues which we were trying hard to get airtime, funding and resources for.
Being recognised with an OBE gave validation and recognition to some of the issues I cared about. Whatever my deeper views on the system, while it exists I wanted the issues, the people and the organisations I worked with, and for, to be validated in this way. But accepting it wasn’t without conflict. In my conversations with others who have accepted an Honour they have said the same which is why the recognition is valued amongst civil society.
Our colonial past is a shameful one. We have to face into that with honesty and integrity. That is why the Honours system – if it exists - must break any connection to the Empire. A simple switch from Empire to Excellence can and must happen so people can accept the Honour with pride.
If you are one of those folk who say I should have refused it, I hear you. However that didn’t feel like the right choice given the nature of my work, but I do wish I could feel the pride without an underlying sense of shame.
So having accepted and been bestowed an honour it is my job to push for the change we need to the system. That is why I am proud to be part of this #ExcellenceNotEmpire campaign pushing for a simple change that would mean the Honours system is truly honourable.
Polly Neate CBE
The association between the honours system and the British Empire is an obstacle that prevents many people from accepting honours. Having accepted mine, I have a responsibility to try to change that.
Like many civil society leaders, I received my honour as a proxy for many, many dedicated colleagues who work tirelessly for causes that they and I care deeply about. Many of them not only did the work for which I was honoured, but also nominated me or supported my application. I am only one person among many who work together to make change happen. That led to my feeling of responsibility to accept the honour with gratitude. It equally informs my feeling of responsibility to change the system.
I rose to become the most prominent individual in the organisations I’ve represented, and therefore the most likely to be honoured, as a result of considerable privilege. I acknowledge that, and when my honour was announced I made clear that I saw it as recognition for the work of everyone at Shelter, where I now work, and Women’s Aid, where I was previously Chief Executive.
We all say that, but it doesn’t hide the fact that in very many ways we as leaders get more than our fair share of recognition, consolidating our privilege as we go.
What’s more, the causes I have worked for have the struggle for social justice at their heart. The organisations only exist because of the unfairness and inequity at the heart of our country and all its systems. That is the conundrum at the heart of civil society leadership: we believe passionately in our causes and in the fight for justice. We also benefit from that fight.
I’m hugely grateful to be honoured for the fight for social justice, and as a proxy for so many others who have played at least as important a role in that fight as I have (often far more important). As someone committed to that fight, I feel I have no choice but to use every opportunity I get to challenge systemic injustice in every institution I’m part of.
I’m now a part of the honours system, so it’s my responsibility to support this campaign.
Sufina Ahmad MBE
In 2020 I received an email telling me that I had received an MBE. My first thought was that it was the weirdest piece of spam I had ever received. This was quickly followed by a mixture of emotions – some positive, some not. The use of the word Empire left me feeling uneasy, anxious and sad.
Ultimately, I think the purpose of the honours system is to recognise, embrace and celebrate achievement, for you as an individual, but more importantly for the causes and interests you care about. However, the word Empire at best distracts from this purpose, and at worst contradicts it completely. Empire conjures up a myriad of mixed feelings. Surely then the best approach is to use the word excellence.
Natasha Devon MBE
I was overjoyed to be recognised with an honour in 2015 for my services to young people. But, every time I am introduced with 'MBE' after my name, the pride I feel is tainted by the knowledge of what those letters stand for.
These medals are given for excellence and endeavour and their name should reflect that, rather than evoking the injustice and suffering caused and perpetuated by the British Empire.
Like other countries have done, Britain needs to recognise and own the less palatable aspects of its history.
To no longer bestow the name of 'empire' as an honour would be a (symbolic but massive) gesture in that regard.
Jasvir Singh OBE
When I received my OBE in 2017, I was torn about whether to accept it. Getting recognition for my community work was truly humbling, but it also meant having to accept an honour that was named after the Empire which had subjugated members of my own family for generations.
My father was born in British Kenya and my grandparents were all born in British India, nations which saw atrocities and massacres committed against their inhabitants in the name of imperial rule.
The honours’ system is about acknowledging the achievements of British people, no matter what their backgrounds. It should be looking ahead to the future of our wonderful islands and not back to the time when hundreds of millions across the world were subjects of an Empire which stripped their nations of huge amounts of wealth and resources.
As one of the co-founders of South Asian Heritage Month, I am proud of my Britishness as well as my South Asian background, and I can see a clear need for understanding the lasting impact of the British Empire, including why many find references to the Empire challenging and painful.
Changing the name of the ‘Order of the British Empire’ to the ‘Order of British Excellence’ would go some way towards making the honours system more reflective of modern British identity.
Adeela Warley OBE
In December 2020, I was one of the many hundreds of people across the UK who received an email asking if they would be willing to accept a public honour. I was astounded and humbled to be awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Accepting the honour was a deeply personal decision. The colonial connection to the British Empire gave me much personal anguish. I wondered what my beloved parents who grew up in apartheid South Africa would think if they were still alive, and what my closest colleagues and friends might think of me.
I accepted because it felt so important to recognise the vital role charity communicators play in driving social good, and the contribution people of colour make to British life. I would dearly love to spare others this painful soul-searching which is why I support the #ExcellenceNotEmpire campaign.
This change, would enable people from all backgrounds to accept and celebrate their honour with unalloyed pride.
Gary Buxton MBE
In 2014, I was awarded an MBE. To know my work with charities and young people was recognised at the highest levels was something that gave me such a buzz.
MBE stands for Member of the Order of the British Empire. When I received the letter to say I was being considered, there was both excitement but also conflict. I have friends who I deeply admire who have always said that, on principle, they wouldn't accept an honour. The word Empire is typically something that can really spark the greatest controversy.
I love that those who give to their community can be recognised in such an impactful way. Often by having an honour, you're able to do even more to positively change the lives of others. I feel lucky and privileged and grateful.
In coaching, I often ask people to complete the sentence, 'it would be even better if...' and for me, this applies to the honour. It would be even better if we could switch the word Empire for the word Excellence.
Hugh Thornbery CBE
I’m firmly of the view that as a nation we should recognise and celebrate individual contributions to society. The Honours system may not be a perfect way of doing this but it does recognise many thousands of individuals who put others needs before their own through civic and voluntary endeavour.
I was proud to receive my honour in the 2016 New Years Honours and like many others in my sector I saw it as a public acknowledgement of the value of the effort of all those who I’d worked with over a career spanning 40+ years.
But, and it’s a big but, I also felt very uncomfortable. I’m aware of too many wonderful people who have felt it impossible to accept an honour because of that one word – Empire – and all the painful and bloody history that word encapsulates.
As a nation we must at some stage address our colonial past. One very easy and symbolic way to start this reckoning would be to change one word – Excellence not Empire. How much more inclusive the honours system would be with that one simple decision.
Jonny Benjamin MBE
I was awarded an MBE in 2017 for my services to mental health and suicide prevention. To be completely frank, I felt undeserving of such an honour. I had only been working in the space for a few years. I also felt embarrassed about the title itself.
I work mostly with young people in schools, colleges, and universities. I also have a youth mental health charity called Beyond.
When I talk to the young people I work with, they often have very strong views about the British Empire, and indeed the honour I have itself. I strongly feel that it is time the Honours System evolves into the 21st century.
It is a real shame that inspiring individuals like Benjamin Zephaniah, Peter Tatchell and many others feel unable to accept their honours. We have to take action to change this.
Within the mental health system, myself and other campaigners have been fighting for years for parity of esteem between mental and physical health care.
We all recognise that a system which works equally for everyone is essential. No-one deserves to be excluded.
The same is true for our Honours System.
Jo Verrent MBE
I was both proud and embarrassed to gain my MBE. Proud because it showed that the profile of work commissioning disabled artists at Unlimited was deemed to be at a certain level, embarrassed because of the link to Empire and all that this reveals about how we, as a country, still view power and success.
As I said at the time of the announcement ‘Any award isn’t ever for one person, it’s for all the people connected to the work they are involved in…I’m not assuming all the team or all disabled artists would have made the same decision to accept an award – far from it. I’m aware many would not.’
A number of my close friends were disappointed in my choice to accept. I did it to show disabled people can achieve, to open up conversations about disability, ableism and art, to make more of a different (and also to show my mum that people like us can be recognised for things).
Changing the name would make a concrete difference, would open up the diversity of awardees further – why would we not want to do that? Why do we want to hold on to a word that is so tainted and problematic for so many?
Miranda Wolpert MBE
I am so grateful to those who lead this campaign - Matt Downie, Polly Neate, Poppy Jaman, Simon Blake and Sue Tibballs. This is an opportunity, with a one-word name change, to find a way that allows people to feel proud of receiving honours for their work in the community without having to feel conflicted or excluded due to links with a colonial past.
Of course there may be other concerns about the honours system, but this simple effective way of addressing this issue is something I hope everyone can support.
I received an MBE in the 2017 New Year Honours for my work on young people's mental health. I feel proud of the work for which I was lucky enough to receive this honour - and to which so many have contributed - and thankful to those who nominated me and noticed the work and helped raise its profile.
I felt the link with the colonial past is problematic and so was really pleased to see this campaign launched. I hope others will join us in supporting this campaign for change to allow our honours system to embrace the diversity and inclusivity we seek.
Steve Wyler OBE
When I received a letter telling me I had been awarded an honour I felt both pride and gratitude. For the causes I believe in, for the people I worked with, and yes for myself too. And I felt privileged to live in a country which, increasingly in recent years, is willing to recognise the contributions, large and small, of people from all walks of life.
But I also felt troubled by the association with Empire. I know that many people see the story of the British Empire as one of epic achievement. In some ways that may be so, but it was also one of immense injustice. And some of the consequences of that injustice are with us still.
It would send a positive and confident signal about our national identity, I believe, to move away from an association that is irredeemably tainted, when future honours are conferred.
David Robinson OBE
I got my OBE so long ago that I no longer know where it is. Like so many others here I was ambivalent about whether to accept. Community work is definitively a team game. Why should I alone get the badge? Of course, I broke the rules and consulted friends. All of them told me to accept, not for me but for us. Many were unfeasibly excited and proud. We were, they said, collectively honoured.
I tell you this because I learnt then that recognising a contribution to the common good, adds to the whole
Of course the system is deeply flawed– why does the politician get knighted when the foster parent is overlooked? But the principle – recognising, celebrating, thanking, enjoying one another’s work – is not a bad thing.
That’s why it is so fundamentally wrong that awards are in the name of empire.
I remember friends renaming my OBE Other Buggers Efforts and One Bit Each. I am not much fussed about the alternative but I do know that any association with oppression and injustice, the antithesis of the common good, speaks to the worst in us when it should be calling out the best.
Jonathan Cohen OBE
I was awarded an OBE in 2006 for services to conflict prevention and conflict resolution in the Caucasus.
I felt ambivalent. There was a certain irony in being offered an honour for working to prevent conflict in the debris of the collapsed Soviet empire, in the name of another empire with its own history of injustice and conflict.
I decided to accept the award because it was recognition of the endeavours of courageous people with whom I had been privileged to work, people who were trying to bring peace to their war-ravaged communities and whose efforts received next to no recognition.
I was proud that a shared aspiration to bring about peace in the wake of violent conflict was being acknowledged.
At the heart of peace-building are notions of resilience, inclusion and mutual respect, which resonate with #ExcellenceNotEmpire.
This campaign is a timely opportunity to envision a new approach in which excellence is recognised for itself rather than service to an empire.
Monty Moncrieff MBE
I love the fact that the Honours system acknowledges the remarkable work of thousands of everyday people within their communities. There can be few greater moments than being recognised by your state.
I’ll never forget the moment I opened ‘that’ envelope: I was on the Tube to work, sorting through the mail that had arrived whilst I was on holiday and that I’d been too tired to read the night before after returning from a late flight.
I’m not sure what my fellow passengers must have made of my squeal of surprised delight, but as I took in the news a pang of indecision struck me. “Should I accept it?”. The association with a colonial history does sit uneasy with me, an outdated linguistic link that feels ripe for a refresh.
I know some great, principled people who have declined, but truly deserve this level of recognition for their work. It can’t be right that the name of something so well-intentioned is causing them to turn the Honour down.
After deliberation I accepted my MBE but vowed to try to change the system. My award was for services to LGBT equality – something that would have felt impossible to gain recognition at this level for when I began working to improve LGBT equality 25 years ago. It felt important to accept, a recognition in itself that the social climate for LGBT people has progressed enormously.
As this environment has evolved so too should the system that recognises it. #ExcellenceNotEmpire seems such a simple change but one which can allow all those honoured to accept.
Harriet Lamb CBE
When I was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) it was a special recognition of Fairtrade’s place in the mainstream – that we had gone from being on the lunatic fringe, laughed at and told Fairtrade would never work – to our whole movement being honoured and recognised by the establishment. At Fairtrade, we all felt humbled and proud of what the movement as a whole had achieved, in the UK and across the world.
I felt distinctly uncomfortable about the Empire wording. Especially as Fairtrade’s work was exactly about overturning old, colonial relationships of trade – those relationships which left the smallholder farmers and workers who grow our tea, coffee or cocoa from India to Kenya receiving low incomes, while companies based overseas reaped the profits. Fairtrade is about moving from those old power imbalances of Empire to a new, fairer future.
We discussed if I should refuse the honour because of the anachronistic and negative connection with empire - but decided that I was not famous enough for this to have any impact. We all agreed that I should accept the award on behalf of all those thousands of people who asked for Fairtrade and campaigned for it, and grew movements of farmers and workers. It was an honour they were rightly due.
So, when asked, I focus on the recognition of civic achievement. But if CBE stood for ‘Civic British Excellence’ then I would no longer have to mumble my words, hoping that no-one hears them, and could be properly proud! And my friends couldn’t tease me by calling me ‘Commander’.
Harriet Lamb is now CEO of climate solutions charity, Ashden.
Suzanne Jacob OBE
When I received my OBE in 2013, the people who were most excited and happy were the side of my family who came to the UK as immigrants.
For them, with their rich, mixed heritage of the Middle East, India and Judaism, an award from the Queen meant acceptance for me and by association the family, into some of the most symbolic and hallowed aspects of British life.
Everyone in the UK deserves to feel a sense of not just acceptance, but of belonging and pride. Currently not everyone feels they can accept an Honour, or they and their family accept it but with feelings tinged with a complex mix of worry and sadness.
How wonderful if everyone could open that extraordinary envelope, and welcome what’s inside with unmitigated excitement and joy.
Sue Tibballs OBE
I was awarded an OBE for ‘services to women’s sport’ in 2014 – toward the end of my seven years as CEO of what is now Women in Sport.
As for so many others, I was absolutely stunned to be offered an honour. In fact, I was literally speechless when I received the letter. I was also deeply pleased and proud and moved.
As a campaigner, I felt it offered recognition and validation of this odd working life I have pursued. It isn’t a ‘career’ that offers recognised pathways, CPD and the acknowledgment of your peers if you do well. So it meant a lot to me, and I felt, the role of campaigners, to be recognised.
And yet, I – as with so many others - felt conflicted. Some of this was because I knew were are so many others who played a critical role in advancing the cause of women’s sport. So why me? And also the association with Empire just felt wrong.
For my Dad this was unassailable, and he declined his invitation to the Palace. A decision I respect, but his absence I regret. I wished this ‘honour’ was something he would feel able to celebrate with me.
I reconciled that I was accepting the honour on behalf of all those who campaign. And my Dad was campaigning to make this Honours system truly honourable.
Being the recipient of an Order of British Excellence would allow us to celebrate together.
Penelope Thompson CBE
When I received my CBE in 2012 , I had spent 37 years in public service . I began as an admin assistant in Tower Hamlets in 1975, became a Social worker, and ended up 25 years later as a Local Authority CEO and then CEO of the Social work regulator.
My CBE was for services to Social Care and I accepted it for myself, for my colleagues, my sector, and indeed, for public service. I accepted it as a woman leader, a parent, a civil partner; someone who was not conventional in profile, yet had fulfilled a succession of responsible roles seeking to improve the lot of the people and places I served.
Everything I had achieved was through positive collaboration with others. I accepted it having learnt through experience that the best teams are diverse teams, that diversity supports excellence .
Truly, I was delighted and entirely surprised to be recognised with an honour. I accepted my CBE despite, not because of, “Empire“ in the title.
I would have felt much more comfortable to have been rewarded for “Excellence”.
I feel that even more in 2021, having read quite widely about the Empire (thank you to Sathnam Sangera, Kehinde Andrews, Akala, Bernadine Evaristo, Andrea Levy, David Olusoga, David Lammy).
Duncan Craig OBE
I am so incredibly proud to have received my OBE for services to Male Rape Victims and Child Sexual Abuse, and if I could wear my medal every single day I would, but it does not go with a sweater!
As a survivor of sexual abuse and rape myself, being presented with this honour (and by the actual Queen, whom I have so much respect and admiration for) felt so personal, like the country was saying “hey Duncan, we see you and hear you” – I cannot tell you what that means after years of feeling and being silent and excluded from society.
It wasn’t until I was listening to a conversation between few peers regarding the use of the word ‘Empire’ in the Honours system, that it fully registered with me how much this one word feels so out of date, particularly in our incredible multi-cultural country, and how the core of the Honours System is about celebrating excellence and achievement for the greater good.
So now, more than ever as we learn and grow from the past (like a true survivor) that we carry on being brave, address the past by building for the future and celebrating EXCELLENCE!
Sarah Troop BEM
When I received notification of my honour it came at the end of a very long summer during which I, alongside many people, worked harder than ever had before. The pandemic brought pressures and challenges to redesign services and get help where it was needed in record time. Everyone was tired. I was tired and the words on the page meant something.
It meant it was recognised as extraordinary and well done. Later I learnt that the nomination for this honour came collectively from the community I was working within.
What should have been a moment of celebration was coloured with a hint of conflict. It wasn't a given that I would accept, for a while I had to think about it and decide whether I wanted the connection with Empire after my name.
Eventually I accepted and having learnt how the nomination came about I am glad I did. It would have been disrespectful to those making the nomination for me to have turned it down and there were many people who celebrated it with me.
We need to remove the hesitation and ensure that all nominees feel free and comfortable to accept a thank you from the highest level.
Peter Holbrook CBE
I knew my parents would be as proud as proud can be, and as pleased as punch to know my work, (which I’m not sure they ever really ever truly understood) was recognised as it was with an Honour in 2014. Whether it’s your parents, kids, other family members or friends who share in the celebration of achievement, there’s no doubt it’s a great privilege to be recognised by your nation.
It should be a very proud moment for any recipient. But there is a but, and that but begins with an ‘ e’.
I have been fortunate enough to travel the world promoting responsible business through my role at Social Enterprise UK, and in my experience, the term ‘empire’ has an even more divisive response overseas, particularly in communities who share in the painful legacy of empire.
As we seek to further and promote a progressive and forward thinking Britain, notions of empire really do hold us back. I hope that my own honour signifies my role in helping to build a better nation and world, and celebrates success in meeting the challenges in the here and now, rather than in the faded and misplaced romanticism of the past.
I for one would be prouder and more confident in celebrating my honour if out dated notions of empire were replaced with excellence or endeavour.
I’d like to be prouder of my honour- and what it represents than I currently allow myself to be. I hope that the proposed and subtle, yet significant change in language helps me and many others to overcome that barrier.
Lucy Findlay MBE
Just before Christmas in 2018, I received a letter marked with the Cabinet Office logo. I thought it was something to do with the work that I had been doing with the Government. However, when I opened it I had to sit down due to the surprise! I was being recommended for an MBE by the Prime Minister for Services to Social Enterprise.
I was elated and proud, but then immediately felt compromised. I knew that I would accept it as it represented recognition for all the work that I had done over the last 20 odd years. Also, as a woman, I knew that it would help to open doors for me and my social enterprise and would make my family and friends proud.
But what about that word ‘Empire’? I knew all the arguments against it and know people who have turned an honour down. I had to wrestle with this, knowing that some would judge me as I was judging myself. It shouldn’t have to be this way. Getting an honour should not feel like a personal compromise of beliefs and values. A small change such as this would make a great deal of difference to so many amazing people who deserve recognition and a source of pride.
Nicola Sharp-Jeffs OBE
It was and will forever remain an honour to have been awarded an OBE.
It was particularly special to me, because it explicitly named victims of 'economic abuse’ for the first time.
In the words of the Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) team, this was ‘validating for our work‘ and, from the victim-survivors who inspire and inform everything that we do, it meant ‘so much to know that economic abuse is now recognised.’
But with this privilege comes a responsibility to acknowledge the UK’s colonial and racist past. Joining this campaign reflects what I was recognised for in the first place - my commitment to striving for social justice.
At SEA we are part of the anti-racism working group, a movement-changing initiative led by the End Violence Against Women (EVAW) coalition which challenges us all to play our part in ending racism.
I am, therefore, proud to join other sector leaders in calling for this simple, but important change - that honours be conferred in the name of #ExcellenceNotEmpire
Named supporters.
These are the names of the people who have received an honour and are supporting the campaign.
Justin Adams OBE
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE
Rhammel Afflick MBE
Sufina Ahmad MBE
Laura Alcock-Ferguson MBE
John Amaechi OBE
Lord David Anderson KBE
Dame Elizabeth N Anionwu DBE
Jess Annison OBE
Cathy Ashley OBE
Janet Atherton OBE
Carl Austin-Behan OBE DL
Karin Barber DBE
Anna Rose Barker MBE
Francine Bates OBE
Theresa Beattie OBE
Jonny Benjamin MBE
Rob Berkeley MBE
Viv Bickham MBE
Professor Sue Black OBE
Simon Blake OBE
Simon Blanchflower CBE
Carol Bowery MBE
Caron Bradshaw OBE
Philipa Bragman OBE
Julia Bunting Thring OBE
Nicola Butler MBE
Mike Butcher MBE
Gary Buxton MBE
Rosie Campbell OBE
Ryan Campbell CBE
Linda Candy CBE
Sally Carr MBE
Yvonne Veronica Coghill CBE
Jonathan Cohen OBE
Rachel Coldicutt OBE
Martin Coyd OBE
Harriet Crabtree OBE
Duncan Craig OBE
Elizabeth Crump MBE
Alesha De-Freitas MBE
John Devaney MBE
Natasha Devon MBE
Caroline Diehl MBE
Ian Duckmanton OBE
Claire Dove CBE
Jonathan Drew MBE
Matt Downie MBE
Jacqui Dyer OBE
David Evans OBE
David Fielding MBE
Lucy Findlay MBE
Heidi Fisher MBE
Tracy Fishwick OBE
Debbie Forster MBE
Ann Gallagher OBE
Karen Gibson MBE
Arvinda Gohil OBE
Lisa Goodwin MBE
Bob Green OBE
Betsy Gregory OBE
Suzanne Jacob OBE
Stephen Hale OBE
Vivienne Hayes MBE
Charlotte Hill OBE
Jane Hobson OBE
Jo Hobbs MBE
Peter Holbrook CBE
Ruth Holdaway MBE
Norma Hornby MBE
Chris Hunter MBE
Andrew Hurst MBE
Jane Ide OBE
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE
Fozia Irfan OBE
Rashid Iqbal MBE
Sarah Jackson OBE
Poppy Jaman OBE
Davina James-Hanman OBE
Lionel Joyce CBE
Ruth Kaufman OBE
Celia Knight MBE
Harriet Lamb CBE
Rosemary Lee OBE
Dr Kenton Lewis MBE
Sophie Livingstone MBE
Hew Locke OBE
Paul Martin OBE
John May OBE
Neil McDonald MBE
Catherine McLeod MBE
Ian McPherson OBE
Monty Moncrieff MBE
Frank Mullane MBE
Sam Mullins OBE
Calum Munro MBE
Polly Neate CBE
Nicola Norman OBE
Michael O' Connor CBE
Ndidi Okezi OBE
Helen Pankhurst CBE
Sir Nick Partridge OBE
Debbie Pennington MBE
William Perrin OBE
Lisa Pinney MBE
Lisa Power OBE
Ayesha Qureshi MBE
Katherine Rake OBE
Susanne Rauprich OBE
Paul Roberts OBE
David Robinson OBE
Lisa Rodrigues CBE
Dave Rutter OBE
Francesca Sainsbury Perrin OBE
Vicki Sellick MBE
Laura Maria Serrant OBE
Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs OBE
Chris Shurety MBE
Kim Shutler MBE
Tim Sigsworth MBE
David Simmonds OBE
Moira Sinclair OBE
Jasvir Singh OBE
Param Singh MBE
Phil Smith CBE
Penelope Thompson CBE
Sue Tibballs OBE
Hugh Thornbery CBE
Cath Tomlin MBE
Rosie Tressler OBE
Sarah Troop BEM
Claire Turnham MBE
Andrew Van Doorn OBE
Patrick Vernon OBE
Jo Verrent MBE
Adeela Warley OBE
James Watson-O’Neill OBE
Kresse Wesling CBE
Liz Williams MBE
Miranda Wolpert MBE
Sharon White OBE
Ed Whiting OBE
Karin Woodley CBE
Steve Wyler OBE