Rachel Johnson was the first female graduate trainee at the Financial Times and has worked for national newspapers since the age of 23. She has written four novels - one of which won her only literary award,The Bad Sex prize jointly with John Updike - and two volumes of diaries.
Rachel is a co-presenter on Sky News, The Pledge topical debate show and makes all too frequent appearances on Question Time, Any Questions, HIGNFY, Newsnight, Marr and other programmes. She is a columnist on the Oldie, GQ, and the New European. She lives in London and Somerset with her husband Ivo Dawnay, a director of the National Trust.