Sonia Sodha

Sonia Priya Sodha (born June 1981) is a British columnist, author and broadcaster. She has written for The Guardian, The Observer and The Times. She was a senior adviser to Ed Miliband when he was Leader of the Opposition. She has appeared regularly on ITV's This Morning since 2022.

Life and career Sonia Priya Sodha was born in June 1981. She describes herself as a "half-Hindu, half-Sikh Indian". She went to a private school, followed by St Hilda's College, Oxford, where she took a BA (Hons) in PPE and an MPhil in politics.

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, later becoming a research fellow. She later moved to become Head of the Capabilities Programme at Demos, where she led work in areas including education and public services, and became Head of Policy and Strategy at the Dartington Social Research Unit. Sodha was engaged as the chief leader writer at The Observer and deputy opinion editor at The Guardian until the sale of the Observer to Tortoise Media and remains a columnist at The Guardian. She has made appearances on television and radio shows including the Sky News newspaper review, Today, and Question Time, and has presented BBC Radio 4 documentaries on topics including multiculturalism and deliberative democracy.

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

Since 2022, Sodha appears regularly on ITVs This Morning as contributor to news-related subjects.

Publications Year Title Authors Publisher ISBN 2006 Housing wealth : first timers to old timers Dominic Maxwell and Sonia Sodha IPPR 9781860302985 2006 The saving gateway : from principles to practice Sonia Sodha and Ruth Lister IPPR 9781860303043 2007 Moving on up: Progression in the Labour Market Natascha Engel, Sonia Sodha and Mike Johnson IPPR 9780230524934 2008 Thursday's Child Sonia Sodha and Ruth Lister IPPR 9781860303180 2009 Service nation Sonia Sodha and Dan Leighton Demos 9781906693275 2010 Ex curricula Sonia Sodha and Julia Margo Demos 9781906693343