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Miranda Green

Deputy Opinion Editor

Miranda Green has served as a UK and world news editor for the Financial Times, and has been the paper’s education and political correspondent. She helped found The Day to assist schools teaching current affairs to teenagers, and worked for the Liberal Democrat party in the House of Commons from 1995 to 2000.

Miranda was named Culture, Diary and Social Commentator of the Year in the 2018 Comment Awards.

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