Allison Pearson

For the American scholar, see Allison W. Pearson. For the accused witch, see Alison Pearson (accused witch).

Allison Pearson
Born
Judith Allison Lobbett

(1960-07-22) 22 July 1960 (age 64)
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
EducationMarket Harborough Upper School
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
Alma materClare College, Cambridge
EmployerThe Daily Telegraph
Spouse
Simon Pearson
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(m. 1988)​

Judith Allison Pearson (née Lobbett;[1] born 22 July 1960) is a British columnist and author.[2][3] She was bankrupted in 2015 by HMRC for non-payment of tax.[4][4]

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".

  1. ^ "none". Private Eye. 27 May 2008.
  2. ^ Rachel Mainwaring (11 March 2011). "Teenage crush inspires new novel on David Cassidy". WalesOnline. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. ^ Alison Flood (8 April 2015). "Allison Pearson revisits bestselling heroine in middle age". The Guardian.
  4. ^ a b Edwardes, Charlotte (14 September 2017). "How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson - review". The Standard.