Allison Pearson
Welsh author, and newspaper columnist (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Judith Allison Pearson (née Lobbett;[1] born 22 July 1960) is a British columnist and author.[2][3]
Allison Pearson | |
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Born | Judith Allison Lobbett (1960-07-22) 22 July 1960 (age 63) Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
Education | Market Harborough Upper School Lincoln Christ's Hospital School |
Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
Employer | The Daily Telegraph |
Spouse |
Simon Pearson (m. 1988) |
Pearson has worked for British newspapers such as the Daily Mail, The Independent, the Evening Standard, The Daily Telegraph, and the Financial Times. She has also worked as a presenter for Channel 4 and BBC Radio 4. Pearson's chick lit novel was published in 2002; a film adaptation with the same title, I Don't Know How She Does It, was released in 2011.
Pearson campaigned in favour of Brexit and in 2016 described Brussels as the jihadist capital of Europe. She has criticised the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and opposed transgender rights, describing them as a "an evil trans ideology".