Alice Miles

For the American virologist, see Alice Miles Woodruff.

Alice Miles
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]

References

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.