Allison Pearson



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Full name: Allison Pearson

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 * Trojan Horse debate: We were wrong, all cultures are not equal - For years, we all turned a blind eye to the segregation of Muslim pupils. Now it is time to stand up to propagators of barbarism and ignorance - 12th June
 * Kirstie’s right. Don’t miss the baby boat - Many might disagree with the TV property presenter’s plea for women to put motherhood first – but not Allison Pearson - 3rd June 2014
 * Are we all racist now? - As a survey of British social attitudes reveals a shocking upturn in prejudice, Allison Pearson argues that the political elite’s desire to advance multiculturalism with mass immigration has backfired - 29th May 2014
 * Scudamore's 'sexism’ isn’t worth getting steamed up about - Are the social-media Stasi entitled to pass sentence on someone for what they think that he thinks - 22nd May 2014
 * Girls everywhere need protecting from Islamists - If 300 American cheerleaders had been abducted by religious fanatics, World War Three would have started last Tuesday - 15th May 2014
 * Young minds deserve better than Russell Brand - The OCR's decision to let teenagers study Russell Brand, Dizzee Rascal and celebrity Tweets as part of a new English A-level is barmy and destructive - 8th May 2014
 * Wishy-washy Anglicans like me should speak up for the Church - Mild-mannered, almost comically tolerant Anglicans are caught between mocking metropolitans on the one hand and fundamentalist nutters on the other - 24th April 2014
 * Labour voters will want a stake in Ed Miliband’s new Jerusalem - A bold and precise offer on the minimum wage, the living wage and child care would be a good start - 10th April 2014
 * On marriage and children, the Walton sextuplets are playing a waiting game - The sextuplets have just turned 30 - and none of them are married. But waiting for the right time or right man could have a backlash - 20th March 2014
 * Why the Camerons and Cambridges aren't hiring an English nanny - Foreigners are not burdened with that marvellous sense of entitlement that has made so many of our young people obnoxious and unemployable - 13th March 2014
 * I know what you're going through, Rebecca - Rebecca Adlington has been mocked for her nose, and I know how she feels - 27th February 2014
 * Why Michael Gove is right to take on teacher 'Blobbledegook’ - The Education Secretary deserves our support in his battle for excellence in an outdated system - 6th February 2014
 * I’ve purged the poison of alcohol from my life - Dry January, although hellish to start with, proved a revelation for Allison Pearson as her mind, body and energy levels have flourished - 31st January 2014
 * Benefits Street or Wall Street – which is worse? - Before we start bashing the poor saps on Benefits Street, we should bear in mind that bankers have been magnificently for failure - 30th January 2014
 * At last, Aunty talks about immigration - The BBC's refusal to air the divided views on the crucial issue of immigration has ended up encouraging the very racism it was intended to crush - 9th January 2014
 * Dry January will be tough – that’s why I'll do it - Many of us worry about how much we drink – now we can join Allison Pearson in taking up the Alcohol Concern challenge - 30th December 2013
 * Trifle with Christmas traditions at your peril - It's vital to maintain family customs and traditions at Christmas - 19th December 2013
 * If Obama acts like this, don’t blame teenagers - The shameless 'selfie' taken by Barack Obama, David Cameron and the Danish PM at Nelson Mandela's memorial is disappointingly light-weight - 12th December 2013
 * Hard lessons we must learn from other nations - Parents and teachers were important players in the PISA education rankings - 5th December 2013
 * No one envies the Domestic Goddess now - If the Grillo sisters turn out to be telling the truth, members of Team Nigella might have to accept that Charles Saatchi is the victim of an injustice - 27th November 2013
 * You can take the boy out of the grammar school... - It's comprehensive schools, not the privileged elite, that are holding back our youngsters - 15th November 2013
 * Why won't M&S sell me its gorgeous powder blue coat? - M&S’s lovely clothes need to be in its actual shops for actual customers to buy - 7th November 2013
 * Sharon Shoesmith should have done the decent thing - It is shameful that Sharon Shoesmith is to get a big pay-off after being sacked as head of Haringey children’s services - 30th October 2013
 * The hell of 'lace-curtain’ poverty - The former PM is right to round on greedy energy companies - 24th October 2013
 * Malala's desire to learn shames our schools - The16-year-old is a heroine, an inspiration for millions of children who long to go to school - 10th October 2013
 * Shock, horror – young British couple buy home - For many, buying a house in our homeland was almost an impossible dream – until now - 3rd October 2013
 * After Kenya, no more turning the other cheek - Where are the Muslim voices of condemnation - 26th September 2013
 * Burkas cast a veil over us all – so ban them - Cultural values that oppress and diminish women have no place in our society - 19th September 2013
 * The venal BBC bosses feathering private nests - Mark Byford left Auntie with £1,022,000. His pension pot is so big it could make a stew for Lancashire - 12th September 2013
 * Diana - straight to DVD - Don't blame Naomi Watts for the film Diana - 7th September 2013
 * Mass immigration is testing our tolerance - Politicians and bizarre EU rules have allowed too many immigrants to come here - 5th September 2013
 * My hardest lessons were in the school kitchen - Jamie Oliver is right about the reasons for poor diet. Poverty is not the main problem, it’s ignorance - 29th August 2013
 * Stop playing politics with teenagers’ exams - Young people's lives are buffeted about, even fatally damaged, by politicians' spiffing education initiatives - 15th August 2013
 * The grounded granny who took pole position - Glamorous and full of joy, this was the week we finally saw the real Carole Middleton - 25th July 2013
 * Project Normal Child begins - The prince's parents know all too well what lies before him - 24th July 2013
 * What about the rights of those they murdered? - Why should we favour the human rights of those who have abused humanity - 11th July 2013
 * The boys’ club always wins in politics - Julia Gillard is the latest victim - Julia Gillard’s brutal ousting as Australian prime minister by Kevin Rudd shows that politics is still a jealously guarded man’s world - 29th June
 * Can the state be trusted to do anything right? - Revelations of unacceptable snooping and the draconian treatment of whistleblowers are making a mockery of the government's quest for 'openness and transparency' - 27th June 2013
 * When the ugly side of passion rears its head - It's been unimaginable humiliation for both Saatchi and Nigella - 20th June 2013
 * Michael Gove’s reforms deserve to make the grade - Top marks for seeking to resolve a schools crisis - 13th June 2013
 * Caan won't be finding our children work - Helping job-seekers from modest backgrounds starts with a good education - 6th June 2013
 * Rooney has not done his son Klay any favours - Celebrity babies such as Wayne Rooney's new son do not deserve their ludicrous names - 23rd May 2013
 * We will regret ignoring Asian thugs who target white girls - The Oxford grooming gang: our fear of racism is leading to the betrayal of young girls - 16th May 2013
 * Cleveland’s captives aren't assured of a happy ending - Yes, praise the heroes of Cleveland and Padstow, but their moment of light shines in a darkness - 9th May 2013
 * Abdicate? Our Queen is too selfless to go Dutch - Her Majesty the Queen is no quitter - she has predicated her whole life on a sacrifice for our benefit - 2nd May 2013
 * Nurses shouldn’t carry the bedpan for NHS crisis - It was senior nursing staff and bureaucrats who were were cruel in the Mid Staffs scandal - 25th April 2013



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