Cristina Odone



Profile:
Full name: Cristina Patricia Odone

Area of interest: Society, Media, Poliics, Religion - relationship between society, families and faith

Journals/Organisation: The Daily Telegraph | The Observer

Email: [mailto:cristina@odone.freeserve.co.uk cristina@odone.freeserve.co.uk]

Personal website:

Website: http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/cristina_odone

Blog: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/author/cristinaodone

Representation: http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/cristina-odone

Networks: https://twitter.com/cristinaod1



Biography:
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Education: Marymount School (U.S.), National Cathedral School (U.S.); St Clare's, Oxford (U.K.) Worcester College, Oxford: French literature and history

Career: Began journalistic career at The Catholic Herald; worked for a time at the World Bank, Washington D.C., as an adviser to European companies; rejoined The Catholic Herald as editor, 1991/1996; T.V. critic for The Daily Telegraph, 1996/1998; deputy editor of the New Statesman, 1998/2004; The Daily Telegraph: Columnist, 2006/2007 (wrote an opinion column as well as the 'Posh but Poor' column); The Observer/The Guardian: Columnist 2002/2007; since 2010 a frequent Telegraph' contributor and blogger

Current position/role: Freelance columnist


 * also writes/has written for: The Times, as a guest columnist, 2004/2006

Other roles/Main role: Broadcaster, Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies

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Viewpoints/Insight:
 * The Guardian: Some may hate us, but here we stand, 2003
 * Interview by David Rowan, Evening Standard, 2004
 * The Guardian: 'Lorenzo's oil, which my father and stepmother invented, was vindicated', July 2005
 * The Guardian: How well they knew us, those old masters, March 2006
 * The Daily Telegraph: Why I wore a veil when I met John Paul II, October 2006
 * The Guardian: What a tangled web we are weaving, November 2006
 * The Daily Telegraph: Look before you leap into bed with Rome, February 2007

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Video: Regular broadcaster on T.V. and radio: IMDb

Controversy/Criticism: Johann Hari.com: Johann accused of being part of a conspiracy by Cristina 'madwoman' Odone, 2004

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Other: Married to journalist Edward Lucas; daughter of economist Augusto Odone



Books & Debate:

 * The Shrine (1996) OCLC60310497
 * A Perfect Wife (1997) OCLC38875170
 * Why I am still a Catholic (Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., Jun 2005) ISBN 0826485774 (Contributor)
 * The Dilemmas of Harriet Carew (2008) OCLC181422032, (based on the 'Posh but Poor' column in The Daily Telegraph, 2006/2007)

Latest work: [http://www.cps.org.uk/cps_catalog/What_women_want.html What women want... and how they can get it], Centre for Policy Studies, October 2009 (follow link for free download)

Speaking/Appearances: http://www.womenspeakers.co.uk/speakerdetail.asp?speakerid=395

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Section: Comment pages

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Articles:

 * Why second earners think twice about going to work - The prohibitive cost of childcare is preventing many parents from returning to work - 30th October 2012
 * Jimmy Savile’s status as a celebrity blinded all of us to his actions - With showbiz stars in our eyes, we didn't see the horror unfolding around Jimmy Savile until too late - 15th October 2012
 * Sacrifice is what makes motherhood worthwhile - A new book promoting the idea that children should not rule your life will irritate and offend many women - 1st October 2012
 * How can I be nostalgic for a Sixties-style supermarket? - Tesco's recreation of a sixties branch reminds us that some things really do get better - 17th September 2012
 * How thrilling! Car boot sales offer more than bargains - Car boot sales are an enduring pleasure, adventurous and guilt-free - 10th September 2012
 * You’ve slept with how many people? - Men and women agree that 10 ex-lovers is the ideal number, but should a lady or gentleman ever reveal how many partners they have had - 7th September 2012
 * A week in Italy shows it’s the British living la dolce vita - Cristina Odone's European break has made her realise that Britain's not doing so badly after all - 27th August 2012
 * aboard for 45 minutes of panic and fear'' - The horrors of the packed commuter train fill me with anxiety and loathing - 20th August 2012
 * The girls are running rings around these Olympics - Ever since 50 suffragettes marched into view at the Olympic opening ceremony, women have stolen the show - 6th August 2012
 * Dear Anthea, keep your chin up and your smile perfect - Cristina Odone offers a few words of advice to Anthea Turner on how to stop a divorce turning into a disaster - 30th July 2012
 * Our leaders are poisoning the gay marriage debate - Stubborn leaders, secular and sacred, must not drag the gay marriage debate into disrepute - 27th July 2012
 * Back under the duvet! The form fillers are on the loose - Britain’s can-do culture has been defeated by red tape - 23rd July 2012
 * Forget the Eye and the Shard, it’s old London tourists want - the capital's hordes of tourists aren't interested in the shiny new additions: it's London's historic sites that they're heading to - 17th July 2012
 * A dinner date with your ex is risky - Meet old lovers, but don’t dine with them - 13th July 2012
 * Why I’m proud to be a middle-aged Madonna - Babies are a choice, not a burden, for the growing number of fortysomething mothers - 12th July 2012
 * It’s the right to be rude that makes me love the British - but in recent years, "insulting words or behaviour" have become a criminal offence - 9th July 2012
 * The angel wearing Prada gives hoodies a taste of Picasso - As Harriet Sergeant's new book reveals, Britain's sink estates have been ruined by poor schooling, welfare and bureaucracy - 25th June 2012
 * The flaw in Michelle Obama's parent plan - The First Lady’s mothering tips are almost perfect - 20th June 2012
 * How could Harvey Nicks get it so wrong? - Coarseness is the new norm in Britain – and these tasteless ads are just part of that trend - 11th June 2012
 * Why not help us to keep it in the family? - Living out their lives with relatives would benefit both the elderly and the public purse - 4th June 2012
 * Right royal setback for blue-blooded clubbers - The law applies equally to everyone – even raucous nightclubs frequented by the Royal family - 21st May 2012
 * Only the poor schools need worry when an inspector calls - Unannounced school inspections would keep teachers on their toes - 7th May 2012
 * Hunt turns to exotic dance - Jeremy Hunt’s love of the lambada is a step too far - 2nd May 2012
 * In the power game, women are forced to play dumb - What could it have been about the millionaire aristocrat and former model Carla Bruni-Sarkozy that didn't convince voters she was just an ordinary girl - 23rd April 2012
 * It’s beyond belief to teach witchcraft - Teaching Druidry and paganism in schools is just another example of our liberal fear of religious values - 16th April 2012
 * Browned off by holidays at home - The one-upmanship of holiday destinations is more soul-destroying than VAT on a popular snack - 2nd April 2012
 * It’s not wise to be cleverer than Waterman - The days when a woman with brains is hit by a man with brawn are not over - 22nd March 2012
 * An airline with principles could really take off - British Airways' vacillations over crosses and animal testing are feeble - 19th March 2012
 * Like Downton and Adele, Sam Cam will wow the US - Sam Cam is the first prime minister’s wife to embody everything Americans love about this country - 14th March 2012
 * The children trapped in a language ghetto - Lack of English is a more effective barrier than thick walls or barbed wire - 12th March 2012
 * Marriage is a blessing, not a fortress that must be stormed - The demand for gay equality threatens our most valuable institution - 7th March 2012
 * It’s time, gentlemen, please, to save our pubs - Britain's pubs are one of its great institutions, and the government must act to protect them - 5th March 2012
 * Why should gay couples get special treatment? - Opponents of gay marriage are not all bigots preaching hate - 27th February 2012
 * Why I'm a cereal offender - Fight sky-high food prices by switching brands - but don't let anyone know - 23rd February 2012
 * I'd rather not pay for Brenda Flanagan-Davies's pillow-plumpers - Britain's fattest woman raises the weighty question of how we will treat the wilfully ill - 19th February 2012
 * It’s time for Christians to fight back - Which National Secular Society initiative feeds the poor or cures the ill - 12th February 2012
 * Boys need restraining, but not by the long arm of the law - Teachers don’t dare wield authority, and parents don’t accept it if they do - 6th February 2012
 * Mummy has flown the nest - but daddy's there - There is a growing trend of women handing over childcare to their men - 27th January 2012
 * The buffoons steering Italy on to the rocks - With Berlusconi in charge for 17 years, it’s no surprise that men put themselves first - 21st January 2012
 * There’s nothing to hide from a parents - Teachers should know that if they don’t raise their game, they’ll be quickly sacked - 16th January 2012
 * If a vanity breast job goes wrong, that’s just tough - When it comes to today's neurotic vanity, let the NHS be stingy - 2nd January 2012
 * When parents move heaven and earth - A bad state school condemns children to think seven sevens are 68 - 27th December 2011
 * You must stop knocking the family, Nick - Mr Clegg’s comments will offend any parent struggling to keep the family together - 19th December 2011
 * Stop sulking and start serving us properly - Rudeness in our high street shops, rather than high prices, sends us to the internet - 14th December 2011
 * Christians want to fight for their faith - Church leaders should not appease the secular state - 9th December 2011
 * The Kama Sutra is a classic, but I swear by the King James - Even Richard Dawkins admits it would be 'barbarian' not to be familiar with this book - 28th November 2011
 * Ouch! The Turkish First Lady's skyscraper heels are not made for Buckingham Palace - Hayrünnisa Gül took a step in the wrong direction when she towered above the Queen in her stiletto boots - 24th November 2011
 * Benetton can’t pull the wool over our eyes - The ad men’s shock tactics won’t work now – the public knows too much to be taken in - 18th November 2011
 * Why women find it hard to play the visiting card - Men mistake their networking acquaintances for true friends - 13th November 2011
 * Childbirth finally leaves the Stone Age - A proposal to provide caesarean sections on demand on the NHS is 60 years overdue - 31st October 2011
 * My eco-child will denounce me one day for not recycling - My daughter is convinced that she must guard the dolphins, polar bears and bees from her family's greed - 10th October 2011
 * So who is the real Amanda Knox? - The trial of 'Foxy Knoxy' highlighted the gulf between the legal systems and social values of Italy and the US, and a defendant who refused to conform - 5th October 2011
 * Conservative Party Conference 2011: David Cameron should calm down - David Cameron's apology for his 'sexist' remarks to two female MPs risks turning lame jokes into an own goal. Cristina Odone assesses his real opinion of women - 4th October 2011
 * The partying Labour Party: why these swinging socialists will always have two left feet - In these hard times, Labour voters expect their leaders to be grafting, not gyrating on the dance floor - 29th September 2011
 * Subversive believers will have the last laugh - Frank Skinner is in good company with his attack on the atheist establishment - 20th September 2011
 * Why every baby needs a power godparent - As Tony Blair is named as godfather to Rupert Murdoch’s daughter, Cristina Odone examines the world of celebrity alliances - 5th September 2011
 * Abortion reform: a proposal gone awry - How did Nadine Dorries's modest abortion proposal lead to angry protests and death threats - 4th September 2011
 * is no longer the caring profession'' - As they rise through the ranks to a desk job, many see patients as a nuisance to be ignored - 29th August 2011
 * love this country more than we do'' - The Poles, Turks and Somalis have shown up the natives during the riots - 11th August 2011
 * knock Esperanto fans – they've got the right idea'' - The World Congress of Esperanto drew more than a thousand enthusiasts to Copenhagen last week - 8th August 2011
 * nanny state cannot fix problem parents'' - Only a huge cultural shift in raising children will be enough – and the best way to promote it is not through government meddling, but by making proper parenting pay - 5th August 2011
 * me the positive energy – please just fetch a doctor'' - The quackery of alternative medicine does not belong in our hospitals - 1st August 2011
 * world is run by Tiger Wives'' - Wendi Deng is not alone in lashing out when her spouse is under fire - 21st July 2011
 * more important than badgers'' - A cull is the only way to protect cattle from TB – and the Prime Minister can delay it no longer - 11th July 2011
 * get hurt, ladies, get even'' - Men behaving badly will always be egged on by other men, so it’s down to women to make sure they get the comeuppance they deserve - 17th May 2011
 * has called time on la dolce vita'' - Never has the gender gap seemed so wide in Italy, but things could be about to change - 17th February 2011
 * bosses aren't the only hypocrites around'' - Miriam O'Reilly has shown up her liberal bosses as hypocrites, and should be applauded - 12th January 2011
 * Coalition must protect the right to be true to our Christian faith'' - However mild, intolerance of Christians by non-believers is unacceptable - 29th December 2010
 * schools are a beacon of excellence'' - There's no need to go to Sweden or Iceland for inspiration – the answer's on our doorstep - 16th December 2010
 * refused to help my father die'' - The chattering classes must not be allowed to drive us to suicide - 18th October 2010
 * Desert Island Discs, everyone reveals their human side - Cristina Odone is overjoyed that Radio 4 is to broadcast some classic episodes of Desert Island Discs - 2nd April 2010 *working mothers what they really need - Labour's child-care policies are formulated by women who are out of touch with reality - 12th March 2010
 * does Labour hate faith schools?'' - Government ministers are playing politics with a valuable national asset - 12th January 2010
 * Pope had a chance to calm fears. Instead, he promoted them'' - Without gay men, the hierarchy of the Catholic church would collapse, a fact Benedict XVI wilfully ignores - 28th December 2008
 * What would Evelyn Waugh and George Orwell think? - They stood on opposite sides of the political divide, but both would have loathed British culture today - 5th August 2008
 * schools: a force for good'' - Ed Balls' onslaught against faith schools is entirely unjustified and designed to appeal to old Labour sensibilities - 30th June 2008
 * Talk about hot stuff: There is still virtue in being virgo intacta - 30th December 2007
 * Why faces are better than Facebook - 16th December 2007
 * Why was I banned from speaking about religion in St Martin's? - 2nd December 2007
 * Women and the guilt of 'me' time - 18th November 2007
 * The truth is not out there... it's in here - 4th November 2007
 * It's time to play the crying game, Kate - 21st October 2007
 * OK, yah? Sadly not, at today's prices - 7th October 2007
 * It takes art, not TV, to show us reality - 30th September 2007
 * Bring on Cherie's poison pen - 23rd September 2007



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 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristina_Odone
 * New Statsman articles (archive)
 * Introducing the Press Gang: 'Need someone to pass judgement on the various goings-on within the world of the media? Then call on one of the following grand old men and women of the press commentariat' - The Independent, 28th August 2006