Alex Bernstein

Lord Alex Bernstein is the former Chair of Granada TV (he is the nephew of the Granada founder, Sidney Bernstein). He pledged £200,000 to the Labour Party in 1999, gave more than £5,000 in 1997, and was one of a group of millionaires who gave donations totalling £500,000 to Tony Blair's "private office" in 1996. He was given his peerage in March 2000.

He has been Chairman of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and is now Chairman of the Old Vic Theatre Trust, set up by Sally Greene.