Ellie Levenson

Ellie Levenson, 30, is a journalist, writing columns for the comment pages of The Guardian and The Independent, and making regular contributions to a number of publications including The Times, New Statesman, Cosmopolitan and Sugar. Her writing has the intention of making political issues accessible to a wider audience.

She was editor of Fabian Review at the age of 24, and was co-editor and author of a chapter in Fabian Thinkers: 120 Years of Progressive Thought (London: Fabian Society, 2004). In 2001 she won the Netjetters competition in The Guardian and was given a round the world trip and weekly column for four months (http://travel.guardian.co.uk/netjetters/ellie). Her winning entry promised that she would eat a kebab and have sex in every country she visited. Unfortunately she failed to do this, but after describing New Zealand as beautiful but "essentially the dullest place on earth", did manage to become "New Zealand's public enemy number one", according to the front page of a New Zealand newspaper.

Ellie has considerable broadcast experience. Recent appearances include Sky Sunrise, BBC Breakfast, The Boulton Factor, Big Brother's Little Brother and Woman's Hour.