Biography

Andrew Miller is The Economist’s Southern Correspondent. He joined The Economist in 2000 to write about British politics and culture. He covered health, education, asylum and other aspects of public policy before becoming International Security Editor in 2002. He wrote about terrorism and WMD until he moved to Moscow in 2004. As Moscow correspondent he covered the “orange revolution” in Ukraine, the Yukos affair, the rise of Gazprom and the Caucasus. In 2010 Mr Miller was appointed Britain Editor, following three years as The Economist‘s British politics editor and Bagehot columnist. Before joining The Economist he worked as a television producer.

Mr Miller is the author of “The Earl of Petticoat Lane”, a book about class, immigration and the underwear industry (2006) that was shortlisted for the Wingate Prize; “Snowdrops” (2011), a story of moral degradation in Moscow that was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and numerous other awards; and “The Faithful Couple” (2015), a novel of friendship and remorse. In 2014 he won Travel Story of the Year at the Foreign Press Association Media Awards for a piece about 24 hours in a motorway service station.

Website: admillerbooks.com