Anne McElvoy is a former foreign correspondent and columnist. She began her career on the Times, covering east Germany, German unification, the Balkans and Russia before becoming Deputy Editor of the Spectator and Political Columnist of the Daily Telegraph. Most recently she was Executive Editor of the London Evening Standard and the newspaper's political columnist. She joined The Economist in January 2011. Ms McElvoy also presents the BBC arts and ideas programme "Night Waves" and is a regular panellist on the BBC Radio 4 "Moral Maze" and BBC2 "Review Show". She also makes political documentaries.