Alice Miles
Alice Miles | |
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Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, political commentator |
Notable credit(s) | The Times Evening Standard Daily Express |
Alice Miles is a British journalist. From 1999, she worked for The Times, initially as a parliamentary sketch writer, later as a columnist specialising in health and social policy.
After graduating from Southampton University, Miles was adopted as a trainee on The Mail on Sunday. She has also worked as a reporter for the Evening Standard and as a leader writer on the Daily Express, and qualified as a barrister.[1] A potential female presenter on Today around 2001, she was not ultimately appointed.[2][3]
Miles won the What the Papers Say Columnist of the Year award in 2007.[4]
Miles was appointed in September 2012 to a paid post (alongside Dr Tim Leunig), advising the Education Secretary Michael Gove and Liberal Democrat Minister of State for Schools David Laws.[5]
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- ^ Leonard, Tom; Born, Matt (4 October 2002). "Surprising? Engaging? Then apply to be tomorrow's editor for Today". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Media Monkey (21 December 2007). "What the Papers Say Awards 2007". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ Brown, Jonathan (26 September 2012). "Michael Gove's new aide: professor who wanted the North written off". The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2025.