British journalist
Charlotte Ivers (born 1 March 1995[1] [2] [3] ) is a British journalist. She is currently the restaurant critic for The Sunday Times having previously been a political correspondent at Times Radio .[4] [5]
Early life
Born in 1995, Ivers sees herself as both English and Scottish :[6]
I was born in England. I was educated in England. I have an English accent. To any impartial observer, I am English. However, my family live in a small town just outside of Glasgow. I have four sisters and a stepmother who are all indisputably Scottish. My father has an English accent, but has lived on the west coast of Scotland for as long as I can remember. When I talk about visiting them, I talk about going home.
She attended Dean Close School , a private boarding school in Gloucestershire . She was head of school and commanded the RAF section of the school's Combined Cadet Force .[7] [better source needed ]
She studied philosophy at Pembroke College, Cambridge .[8] [9] While there, she wrote for Varsity and The Tab , and was elected president of the Cambridge Union .[10] [11] [12]
Career
Ivers worked as a special advisor for Theresa May's government .[13]
She is currently political correspondent at Times Radio and a columnist for The Sunday Times .[4]
Ivers has made television appearances on Question Time and Have I Got News for You .[13] [14]
Personal life
She was formerly in a relationship with Conservative MP Richard Holden ; they started dating in November 2016 when both were working as special advisers .[15] [16]
References
^ Ivers, Charlotte (1 March 2020). "It's my birthday, and I'm 'not yet grown up enough to own vases' years old" . Twitter .
^ Ivers, Charlotte (28 February 2021). "Last day of being 25 for this small creature. (Not sure about the pig - we've lost touch)" . Twitter .
^ "Charlotte IVERS personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK" . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk .
^ a b Ivers, Charlotte. "My sacrifice to save the old? Don't mention it" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
^ Ivers, Charlotte. "Political reporter Charlotte Ivers on looking 'too young' for her job" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
^ "Am I Scottish? A story from Cambridge" . Varsity Online .
^ "Always Worth Saying's Question Time Review – Going Postal" .
^ "Cambridge students resent Prince William's 'free pass' " . The Economic Times . 4 January 2014.
^ Ivers, Charlotte. "Bypass Cambridge for the road to No 10" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
^ "Somebody Else's Cambridge" . Varsity Online .
^ "State of the Union: Charlotte Ivers wins presidential election" . University of Cambridge . 27 November 2015.
^ "Charlotte Ivers, Author at The Tab" . The Tab .
^ a b Harrison, Ellie (15 April 2023). "Have I Got News For You guest hits back at 'blinking' criticism from viewer" . The Independent .
^ Tetzlaff-Deas, Benedict (25 November 2022). "Fiona Bruce intervenes as Andy Burnham and minister clash on Question Time" . mirror .
^ "Top secret files on ex-aide of Defence Secretary who was cleared of groping were leaked to CPS | Express Digest" . 3 June 2018.
^ Ivers, Charlotte. "Young, free and (very) single: my year without relationships" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
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