Sonia Sodha
@sonia-sodha.bsky.social
Columnist & broadcaster. Presenting for BBC Radio 4, news reviews for This Morning & Sky News. Highly commended/shortlisted Society of Editors' Commentator of the Year 2023 & 2024.
Why does Starmer oppose the death penalty on basis mistakes are made, but not assisted dying? Does he really believe vulnerable people won't get sucked into a medically-assisted suicide they shouldn't be able to consent to?
My column @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
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My column @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Why does Starmer oppose the death penalty on basis mistakes are made, but not assisted dying? Does he really believe vulnerable people won't get sucked into a medically-assisted suicide they shouldn't be able to consent to?
My column @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
www.thenewworld.co.uk/sonia-sodha-...
My column @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
www.thenewworld.co.uk/sonia-sodha-...
The parallels with the grooming gangs that have operated across British towns and cities for decades are striking too. Again girls abused horribly, but seen as complicit in their rape. Again, men hiding behind status to make themselves untouchable - this time their ethnicity.
October 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The parallels with the grooming gangs that have operated across British towns and cities for decades are striking too. Again girls abused horribly, but seen as complicit in their rape. Again, men hiding behind status to make themselves untouchable - this time their ethnicity.
On the way home from recording Question Time. Great show for you this evening - including me getting selfie-shamed for taking this photo by an audience member 😂. Tune in at 1105pm on BBC1!
May 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
On the way home from recording Question Time. Great show for you this evening - including me getting selfie-shamed for taking this photo by an audience member 😂. Tune in at 1105pm on BBC1!
Haven’t you spread enough dangerous misinformation about the law?
May 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Haven’t you spread enough dangerous misinformation about the law?
SUPER excited to be getting stuck into my proof copy of The Art of a Lie this weekend, the latest historical thriller from the fabulous @laurasrobinson.bsky.social. It’s hitting the bookstands in July!
(And the first and probably only ever time there’s a novel cameo named after me 🤩💫)
(And the first and probably only ever time there’s a novel cameo named after me 🤩💫)
February 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
SUPER excited to be getting stuck into my proof copy of The Art of a Lie this weekend, the latest historical thriller from the fabulous @laurasrobinson.bsky.social. It’s hitting the bookstands in July!
(And the first and probably only ever time there’s a novel cameo named after me 🤩💫)
(And the first and probably only ever time there’s a novel cameo named after me 🤩💫)
This morning on @thismorningitv.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This morning on @thismorningitv.bsky.social
On @thismorningitv.bsky.social this morning!
February 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
On @thismorningitv.bsky.social this morning!
Coming up on @thismorningitv.bsky.social - reviewing the days’s stories with @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Coming up on @thismorningitv.bsky.social - reviewing the days’s stories with @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social
Fab evening at the @tvchoice.bsky.social awards with @thismorningitv.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Fab evening at the @tvchoice.bsky.social awards with @thismorningitv.bsky.social
Just finished recording Week in Westminster for @bbcradio4.bsky.social. We’ve got a great cast list this week - Kim Darroch @DLidington @MaryWBousted @NeilDotObrien Sara Khan @Gabriel_Pogrund & @ayeshahazarika.bsky.social Edited by @edwardchivers. Tune in tomorrow at 11am!
February 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just finished recording Week in Westminster for @bbcradio4.bsky.social. We’ve got a great cast list this week - Kim Darroch @DLidington @MaryWBousted @NeilDotObrien Sara Khan @Gabriel_Pogrund & @ayeshahazarika.bsky.social Edited by @edwardchivers. Tune in tomorrow at 11am!
Coming up on the @skynewss.bsky.social paper review with @alimiraj.bsky.social & Gillian Joseph
February 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Coming up on the @skynewss.bsky.social paper review with @alimiraj.bsky.social & Gillian Joseph
This morning @thismorningitv.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This morning @thismorningitv.bsky.social
The final episode of my Radio 4 series The Body Politic - on assisted dying - is at 11am this morning, and on BBC Sounds after. We step back to look at the case for assisted dying- and why there’s such strong opposition.
January 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The final episode of my Radio 4 series The Body Politic - on assisted dying - is at 11am this morning, and on BBC Sounds after. We step back to look at the case for assisted dying- and why there’s such strong opposition.
Episode 2 of The Body Politic - on foetal screening and abortion - is on Radio 4 today at 11am. You can catch up with last week’s episode on surrogacy on @BBCSounds. Next week we’re tackling assisted dying.
January 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Episode 2 of The Body Politic - on foetal screening and abortion - is on Radio 4 today at 11am. You can catch up with last week’s episode on surrogacy on @BBCSounds. Next week we’re tackling assisted dying.
I've written for the The Spectator on how making The Body Politic, a series for Radio 4, has changed the way I see religion.
Ep 2 on foetal screening and abortion is airing at 11am tomorrow, ep 3 on assisted dying on Mon 27th, and it'll be on BBC Sounds after broadcast.
Ep 2 on foetal screening and abortion is airing at 11am tomorrow, ep 3 on assisted dying on Mon 27th, and it'll be on BBC Sounds after broadcast.
January 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I've written for the The Spectator on how making The Body Politic, a series for Radio 4, has changed the way I see religion.
Ep 2 on foetal screening and abortion is airing at 11am tomorrow, ep 3 on assisted dying on Mon 27th, and it'll be on BBC Sounds after broadcast.
Ep 2 on foetal screening and abortion is airing at 11am tomorrow, ep 3 on assisted dying on Mon 27th, and it'll be on BBC Sounds after broadcast.
My new series The Body Politic launches on BBC Radio 4 this morning at 11am then on BBC Sounds. What happens when thorny issues of bioethics, bodily autonomy and life and death collide with the politics? First up: surrogacy. Produced by @lealapad. Let us know what you think!
January 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
My new series The Body Politic launches on BBC Radio 4 this morning at 11am then on BBC Sounds. What happens when thorny issues of bioethics, bodily autonomy and life and death collide with the politics? First up: surrogacy. Produced by @lealapad. Let us know what you think!
Coming up on @thismorningitv.bsky.social on ITV - talking through the day’s stories with @tomswarbrick.bsky.social v shortly!
January 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Coming up on @thismorningitv.bsky.social on ITV - talking through the day’s stories with @tomswarbrick.bsky.social v shortly!
First day in the office of 2025! Kicking it off at @thismorningitv.bsky.social with @tomswarbrick.bsky.social
January 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
First day in the office of 2025! Kicking it off at @thismorningitv.bsky.social with @tomswarbrick.bsky.social
My mum’s Boxing Day lamb pulao 😋
December 26, 2024 at 1:14 PM
My mum’s Boxing Day lamb pulao 😋
Just finished recording first episode of my new @bbcradio4.bsky.social series The Body Politic. Tune in Monday evenings at 8pm from 13th Jan - it’s looking at the politics of bodily autonomy and life and death issues including surrogacy, prenatal screening and assisted dying.
December 23, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Just finished recording first episode of my new @bbcradio4.bsky.social series The Body Politic. Tune in Monday evenings at 8pm from 13th Jan - it’s looking at the politics of bodily autonomy and life and death issues including surrogacy, prenatal screening and assisted dying.
More here. This is an attack on the freedom of the press in relation to a case of the utmost seriousness - the almost certainly preventable torture and murder of a small child.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM
More here. This is an attack on the freedom of the press in relation to a case of the utmost seriousness - the almost certainly preventable torture and murder of a small child.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
I read these sections of the judgment open-mouthed. A high court judge implying family court judges have the same level of agency as a lookout on the Titanic or a foot solider on the Somme. And revealing a lack of understanding of domestic/child abuse and its risks for children.
December 21, 2024 at 9:53 AM
I read these sections of the judgment open-mouthed. A high court judge implying family court judges have the same level of agency as a lookout on the Titanic or a foot solider on the Somme. And revealing a lack of understanding of domestic/child abuse and its risks for children.
Coming up on @skynewss.bsky.social - Henry Hill & I reviewing the papers with @annabotting.bsky.social until 2350
December 17, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Coming up on @skynewss.bsky.social - Henry Hill & I reviewing the papers with @annabotting.bsky.social until 2350
First day back from a week in the beautiful Swiss Alps…. From this, to Politics Live on @bbctwo.bsky.social at 1215pm, then @skynewss.bsky.social press preview tonight!
December 17, 2024 at 12:08 PM
First day back from a week in the beautiful Swiss Alps…. From this, to Politics Live on @bbctwo.bsky.social at 1215pm, then @skynewss.bsky.social press preview tonight!
The Matterhorn by moonlight 😍
December 15, 2024 at 7:52 PM
The Matterhorn by moonlight 😍