Sonia Sodha
Sonia Sodha | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sonia Priya Sodha June 1981 |
| Education | St Hilda's College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Columnist, author |
Sonia Priya Sodha(born June 1981) is a British columnist, author and broadcaster. She has written forThe GuardianandThe Observer.She was a senior adviser toEd Milibandwhen he wasLeader of the Opposition.She has appeared regularly on ITVsThis Morningsince 2022.
Life and career
[edit]Sonia Priya Sodha was born in June 1981.[1]She describes herself as a "half-Hindu, half-Sikh Indian".[2]She went to a private school,[3]followed bySt Hilda's College, Oxford,[4]where she took aBA (Hons)inPPEand anMPhilin Politics.[5]
During her time at Oxford, Sodha served as the president of theOxford University Liberal Democratsin the Hilary term of 2001.[6]
She worked for theSocial Market Foundationand the Race Equality Unit at theHome Officebefore joining theInstitute for Public Policy Research(IPPR) as aresearch assistant,[5]later becoming aresearch fellow.[7]She later moved to become Head of the Capabilities Programme atDemos,[8]where she led work in areas including education and public services,[9]and became Head of Policy and Strategy at the Dartington Social Research Unit.[9]
She was a senior adviser toEd Milibandwhen he wasLeader of the Opposition.[10]Later, when Sodha was head of public services atWhich?,she was reported byThe Timesto have influenced Miliband's policy of breaking up large banks and requiring them to sell branches to stimulate competition.[11]Sodha is now engaged as the chiefleaderwriter atThe Observerand deputy opinion editor atThe Guardian.[12]She has made appearances on television and radio shows including theSky Newsnewspaper review,Today,andQuestion Time,[13]and has presentedBBC Radio 4documentaries on topics includingmulticulturalism[14]anddeliberative democracy.[15]
Sodha has also served as atrusteeofCity YearUK, a charity that supports role models to help students from disadvantaged communities,[16][17]and ofTrust for London,a charity addressing poverty and equality.[10]
Since 2022, Sodha has appeared regularly on ITVsThis Morningas contributor to news related subjects.
Publications
[edit]| Year | Title | Authors | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Housing wealth: first timers to old timers | Dominic Maxwell and Sonia Sodha | IPPR | 9781860302985[18] |
| 2006 | The saving gateway: from principles to practice | Sonia Sodha andRuth Lister | IPPR | 9781860303043[19] |
| 2007 | Moving on up: Progression in the Labour Market[a] | Natascha Engel,Sonia Sodha and Mike Johnson | IPPR | 9780230524934[20] |
| 2008 | Thursday's Child | Sonia Sodha and Ruth Lister | IPPR | 9781860303180[21] |
| 2009 | Service nation | Sonia Sodha and Dan Leighton | Demos | 9781906693275[22] |
| 2010 | Ex curricula | Sonia Sodha and Julia Margo | Demos | 9781906693343[23] |
Notes
[edit]- ^Chapter inPolitics for a New Generation
References
[edit]- ^"Trust for London Trustee: People".Companies House, Government of the United Kingdom.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^Sodha, Sonia (17 April 2016)."Zac Goldsmith is playing with fire as he bids to lure Asian voters".The Guardian.Retrieved15 April2021.
- ^Sodha, Sonia (30 June 2019)."Don't blame parents for wanting the best for their kids. Change the private school system instead".The Guardian.
- ^"19 October 2000 – No 4562".Oxford University Gazette.19 October 2000.Retrieved15 April2021.
- ^abMaxwell, Dominic; Sodha, Sonia; Stanley, Kate (August 2006)."An Asset Account for Looked After Children"(PDF).ippr.org.Institute for Public Policy Research.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^"Fould Officers".The Weeping Cross.Retrieved29 August2024.
- ^"Savings Gateway".BBC News. 17 November 2006.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Children, Schools and Families Committee (8 April 2010).Young People Not in Education, Employment Or Training: Eighth Report of Session 2009–10, Vol. 2: Oral and Written Evidence.The Stationery Office. pp. 26–.ISBN978-0-215-55383-6.
- ^ab"Sonia Sodha".thersa.org.Royal Society of Arts.Archivedfrom the original on 8 April 2020.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^ab"Sonia Sodha".trustforlondon.org.uk.Trust for London.Archivedfrom the original on 8 April 2020.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^Griffiths, Katherine (18 January 2014)."Revealed: The Labour team behind plan to split banks".The Times.London. p. 45.Retrieved8 April2020– via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^"Sonia Sodha".The Guardian.London.Archivedfrom the original on 29 March 2020.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^"IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2020: Keynote Speakers".iapp.org.International Association of Privacy Professionals.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^"Multiculturalism: Newham v Leicester".BBC Radio 4.28 February 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 21 October 2019.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^"Deliberative Democracy".BBC Radio 4.10 March 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 15 October 2019.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^"Sonia Sodha".cityyear.org.uk.City Year.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^"Our vision, mission & values".cityyear.org.uk.City Year.Archivedfrom the original on 8 September 2019.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^Dominic Maxwell; Sonia Sodha (2006).Housing Wealth: First Timers to Old Timers.Institute for Public Policy Research.ISBN978-1-86030-298-5.
- ^Sonia Sodha; Ruth Lister (2006).The Saving Gateway: From Principles to Practice.Institute for Public Policy Research.ISBN978-1-86030-304-3.
- ^Engel, Natascha; Sodha, Sonia; Johnson, Mike (2007)."Moving on up: Progression in the Labour Market".In Pearce, Nick; Margo, Julia (eds.).Politics for a New Generation: The Progressive Moment.Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 191–214.ISBN978-0-230-52493-4.
- ^Sonia Sodha; Julia Margo (2008).Thursday's Child.Institute for Public Policy Research.ISBN978-1-86030-318-0.
- ^"Service nation / Sonia Sodha, Dan Leighton".explore.bl.uk.British Library.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^"Ex Curricula".demos.co.uk.Demos. 24 February 2010.Archivedfrom the original on 13 June 2017.Retrieved8 April2020.
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