Melanie Phillips

Melanie Phillips (born 4 June 1951) is an Orwell Prize winning British journalist and author. Her articles appear mainly in the Daily Mail newspaper and cover political and social issues from a conservative perspective; she has also written for The Guardian , and is a regular panelist on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Moral Maze and BBC One 's Question Time . She has written four books, including most recently World Turned Upside Down in 2010. In 2003, The Guardian wrote of her that her "trademarks of social concern, pessimism about modern Britain and seemingly absolute certainty have made her – against stiff competition – arguably the most high-profile and prolific British pundit on moral and political matters." Andy Beckett "The changing face of Melanie Phillips", The Guardian , 7 March 2003

Melanie Phillips is a British journalist, author and public commentator. She started on the left of the political spectrum, writing for The Guardian and New Statesman . During the 1990s she moved to the right, and currently writes for The Times , Jerusalem Post and Jewish Chronicle , covering political and social issues from a social conservative perspective. Phillips defines herself as a liberal who has "been mugged by reality." Phillips has often appeared as a panellist on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Moral Maze and BBC One 's Question Time . She has written a number of books, including her memoir Guardian Angel: My Story, My Britain . She was awarded the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 1996, while she was writing for The Observer . In 2013 she launched a US-focused e-book publishing company called emBooks, a branch of Melanie Phillips Electric Media LLC .

Melanie Phillips (born 4 June 1951) is a British journalist, author, and public commentator. She began her career writing for The Guardian and New Statesman . During the 1990s, she came to identify with ideas more associated with the right and currently writes for The Times , The Jerusalem Post , and The Jewish Chronicle , covering political and social issues from a social conservative perspective. Phillips, quoting Irving Kristol , defines herself as a liberal who has "been mugged by reality". Phillips has appeared as a panellist on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Moral Maze and BBC One 's Question Time . She was awarded the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 1996, while she was writing for The Observer . Her books include the memoir Guardian Angel: My Story, My Britain . Andy Beckett "The changing face of Melanie Phillips" , The Guardian , 7 March 2003.

British journalist Melanie Phillips (born 4 June 1951) is a British journalist, author, and public commentator. She began her career writing for The Guardian and New Statesman . During the 1990s, she came to identify with ideas more associated with the right and currently writes for The Times , The Jerusalem Post , and The Jewish Chronicle , covering political and social issues from a social conservative perspective. Phillips, quoting Irving Kristol , defines herself as a liberal who has "been mugged by reality". Phillips has appeared as a panellist on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Moral Maze and BBC One 's Question Time . She was awarded the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 1996, while she was writing for The Observer . Her books include the memoir Guardian Angel: My Story, My Britain . Andy Beckett "The changing face of Melanie Phillips" , The Guardian , 7 March 2003.

British journalist (born 1951) Melanie Phillips (born 4 June 1951) is a British public commentator. She began her career writing for The Guardian and New Statesman . During the 1990s, she came to identify with ideas more associated with right-wing politics and the far-right and currently writes for The Times , The Jerusalem Post , and The Jewish Chronicle , covering political and social issues from a socially conservative perspective. Phillips, quoting Irving Kristol , defined herself in 2003 as a liberal who has "been mugged by reality". Phillips has appeared as a panellist on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Moral Maze and BBC One 's Question Time . She was awarded the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 1996, while she was writing for The Observer . Her books include the memoir Guardian Angel: My Story, My Britain . International Center for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague. Andy Beckett "The changing face of Melanie Phillips" , The Guardian , 7 March 2003.