About the team
We track what matters to you, when it matters to you.
We’re the political monitoring company where clever people meet clever technology.
And we have over two decades of experience in delivering expert insights, information and alerts.
To us, political monitoring is a specialist service, not an agency afterthought.
Our team is made up of trained subject specialists, who understand your policy area and know what’s significant to you and what’s not.
Newsdirect is very proud to be a living wage employer. We never offer unpaid or expenses-only internships so you can be sure that your monitoring, from urgent alerts to in-depth committee summaries, is delivered by specialists.
Kirsty Peebles
Founder & Director
Since 1999, Kirsty has grown Newsdirect from a sitting room start-up to the biggest independent monitoring company in the UK. She currently heads up the team in Edinburgh and focuses on constant improvement of user experience.
Valerie Livingston
Director
In addition to heading up the teams in Cardiff and London, Valerie focuses on technical development and ensuring that Newsdirect’s teams across the UK have the tech they need to deliver the information our clients want.
Joe Atkinson
Children & Young People Specialist
Wales
Sarah Cowie
Energy, Public Services & Alcohol Specialist
Scotland
Robyn Evans
Economy & Europe Specialist
Wales
Liam Hainey
Housing & Disabilities Specialist
Scotland
Chris Haines
Senedd Today & Deputy Director
Wales
Rhys Jackson
Health & Medicines Specialist
Wales
Callum Macdonald
Sport, Education & Skills Specialist
Scotland
Natalie Mauchline
Parliamentary Reporter
Scotland
Alasdair McKillop
Constitution & Governance Specialist
Scotland
Cara McLean
Head of Research
Scotland
Catriona Melville
Health & Social Care Specialist
Scotland
Madelaine Phillips
Health & Social Care Specialist
Wales
Aidan Reid
Business, Infrastructure & Connectivity Specialist
Scotland
Lawrie Scott-McFarlane
Parliament Today Editor
Scotland
David Wilson
Trainee Account Manager
Scotland
Recruitment & Opportunities
We regularly recruit for talented individuals to join our team. If you think you have the skills and enthusiasm to contribute positively to our business, get in touch.
Subject Specialist/Account Manager (Edinburgh)
As we start our 20th year in business, Newsdirect is looking to hire two subject specialists to expand our Edinburgh team. We are interested in hearing from candidates with knowledge of the education/skills agenda and the health policy landscape in Scotland. Our monitoring team tracks all the crucial sources of parliamentary, government and political news with […]