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: 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
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Biography:
About:
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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Disclosures:
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
Broadcast media:
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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Scoops:
Other: Married to journalist Edward Lucas; daughter of economist Augusto Odone
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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: 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
Debate:
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The Observer:
Column name: has had no regular column since December 2007
Remit/Info: Society, Media, Poliics, Religion
Section: Comment pages
Role: Columnist
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Day published: Sunday
Regularity: Weekly
Column format:
Average length: 600 words
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Articles:
All journals
- 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
- Nursing 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
- Immigrants love this country more than we do - The Poles, Turks and Somalis have shown up the natives during the riots - 11th August 2011
- Don't 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
- The 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
- Spare me the positive energy – please just fetch a doctor - The quackery of alternative medicine does not belong in our hospitals - 1st August 2011
- The world is run by Tiger Wives - Wendi Deng is not alone in lashing out when her spouse is under fire - 21st July 2011
- Farmers 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
- Don't 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
- Mamma 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
- BBC 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
- The 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
- Faith 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
- I refused to help my father die - The chattering classes must not be allowed to drive us to suicide - 18th October 2010
- On 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 *Give 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
- Why does Labour hate faith schools? - Government ministers are playing politics with a valuable national asset - 12th January 2010
- The 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
- Faith 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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