- David Halpern (research director of the Institute for Government, former chief analyst at the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit)
- Helena Kennedy QC (lawyer, broadcaster and writer, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Books 2005)
- Cristina Odone (journalist, novelist and broadcaster)
- Meg Russell (deputy director of the UCL Constitution Unit, adviser to the Wright Committee on parliamentary reform)
- Chaired by Jodie Ginsberg (UK and Ireland Bureau Chief, Thomson Reuters)
This year’s shortlists – of 6 books, 7 journalists and 6 bloggers – were announced before a sparky debate on whether the political class had been fatally weakened by recent events including the expenses scandal.
- Orwell Prize for Books Shortlist 2010
- Orwell Prize for Journalism Shortlist 2010
- Orwell Prize for Blogs Shortlist 2010
- Judges 2010
- Longlists 2010