Sonia Sodha

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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 and author. She has written for The Guardian and The Observer . She was a senior adviser to Ed Miliband when he was Leader of the Opposition.

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Life and career

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 by St Hilda's College, Oxford, [4] where she took a BA (Hons) in PPE and an MPhil in Politics. [5]

She worked for the Social Market Foundation and the Race Equality Unit at the Home Office before joining the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) as a research assistant, [5] later becoming a research fellow. [6] She later moved to become Head of the Capabilities Programme at Demos, [7] where she led work in areas including education and public services, [8] and became Head of Policy and Strategy at the Dartington Social Research Unit. [8]

She was a senior adviser to Ed Miliband when he was Leader of the Opposition. [9] Later, when Sodha was head of public services at Which? , she was reported by The Times to have influenced Miliband's policy of breaking up large banks and requiring them to sell branches to stimulate competition. [10] Sodha is now engaged as the chief leader writer at The Observer and deputy opinion editor at The Guardian . [11] She has made appearances on television and radio shows including the Sky News newspaper review, Today , and Question Time , [12] and has presented BBC Radio 4 documentaries on topics including multiculturalism [13] and deliberative democracy. [14]

Sodha has also served as a trustee of City Year UK, a charity that supports role models to help students from disadvantaged communities, [15] [16] and of Trust for London, a charity addressing poverty and equality. [9]

Publications

YearTitleAuthorsPublisher ISBN
2006Housing wealth : first timers to old timersDominic Maxwell and Sonia Sodha IPPR 9781860302985 [17]
2006The saving gateway : from principles to practiceSonia Sodha and Ruth Lister IPPR9781860303043 [18]
2007Moving on up: Progression in the Labour Market [lower-alpha 1] Natascha Engel, Sonia Sodha and Mike JohnsonIPPR9780230524934 [19]
2008Thursday's ChildSonia Sodha and Ruth ListerIPPR9781860303180 [20]
2009Service nationSonia Sodha and Dan Leighton Demos 9781906693275 [21]
2010Ex curriculaSonia Sodha and Julia MargoDemos9781906693343 [22]

Notes

  1. ↑ Chapter in Politics for a New Generation

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References

  1. ↑ "Trust for London Trustee: People". Companies House, Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Sodha, Sonia (17 April 2016). "Zac Goldsmith is playing with fire as he bids to lure Asian voters". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Sodha, Sonia (30 June 2019). "Don't blame parents for wanting the best for their kids. Change the private school system instead". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ "19 October 2000 – No 4562". Oxford University Gazette. 19 October 2000. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. 1 2 Maxwell, Dominic; Sodha, Sonia; Stanley, Kate (August 2006). "An Asset Account for Looked After Children" (PDF). ippr.org. Institute for Public Policy Research. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Savings Gateway". BBC News. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ↑ 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–. ISBN   978-0-215-55383-6.
  8. 1 2 "Sonia Sodha". thersa.org. Royal Society of Arts. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Sonia Sodha". trustforlondon.org.uk. Trust for London. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Griffiths, Katherine (18 January 2014). "Revealed: The Labour team behind plan to split banks" . The Times. London. p. 45. Retrieved 8 April 2020– via The Times Digital Archive.
  11. ↑ "Sonia Sodha". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Multiculturalism: Newham v Leicester". BBC Radio 4. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  14. ↑ "Deliberative Democracy". BBC Radio 4. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "Sonia Sodha". cityyear.org.uk. City Year. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "Our vision, mission & values". cityyear.org.uk. City Year. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  17. ↑ Dominic Maxwell; Sonia Sodha (2006). Housing Wealth: First Timers to Old Timers. Institute for Public Policy Research. ISBN   978-1-86030-298-5.
  18. ↑ Sonia Sodha; Ruth Lister (2006). The Saving Gateway: From Principles to Practice. Institute for Public Policy Research. ISBN   978-1-86030-304-3.
  19. ↑ 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. ISBN   978-0-230-52493-4.
  20. ↑ Sonia Sodha; Julia Margo (2008). Thursday's Child. Institute for Public Policy Research. ISBN   978-1-86030-318-0.
  21. ↑ "Service nation / Sonia Sodha, Dan Leighton". explore.bl.uk. British Library. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  22. ↑ "Ex Curricula". demos.co.uk. Demos. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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