Editorial Board

Jason McCartney became the Conservative MP for Colne Valley at the 2010 general election. He had served for nine years as an RAF officer before working in sports journalism for ITV Yorkshire.

Barry Sheerman has been the Labour member of parliament for Huddersfield since 1979. He chaired Commons' education and skills select committee from 2001 to 2007 and the children, schools and families committee from 2001 to 2010. He currently chairs the Skills Commission.

Stephen Williams has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Bristol West since 2005. He is the chair of the party's Treasury backbench committee and sits on the Commons' constitutional reform committee. He was the Lib Dem spokesperson for business, innovation and skills from 2007 to 2010.

Nigel Evans remains on the politics.co.uk editorial board after being elected deputy Speaker in the Commons at the start of the 2010 parliament, having previously served as the Conservative MP for Ribble Valley since 1992. He served as shadow secretary of state for Wales from 2001 to 2003 and was a deputy chairman of the party until December 2005.