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Alice Miles

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Alice Miles
NationalityBritish
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]

References

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  1. ^ "This week's panel". BBC News. 16 November 2005. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ^ Leapman, Michael (30 July 2001). "- The New Statesman Interview - Rod Liddle". The New Statesman. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Media Monkey (21 December 2007). "What the Papers Say Awards 2007". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  5. ^ 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.