Sonia Sodha, chief leader writer for The Observer, also came to Pearson’s defence, despite not sharing her political views. She said: “That deleted Allison Pearson tweet was nasty, unwise and ...

This is how I feel about the treatment of Allison Pearson. We have completely different world views: I disagree strongly with ...

Like her or loathe her, the Allison Pearson row shows why we all have a stake in defending free speech, writes Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, in today’s Notebook We all have a ...

The Allison Pearson affair may superficially be about policing. But amidst the maelstrom it has shone a light on 4 P’s: personality, politics, policy, and populism in the county of Essex.

Essex Police has dropped its investigation into Allison Pearson, the Telegraph journalist, for an alleged hate crime. Pearson, an award-winning writer, was being investigated for allegedly ...

The policing chief at the centre of the Allison Pearson row is facing a backlash after defending his force’s decision to investigate the Telegraph journalist. Roger Hirst, policing and crime ...

Essex Police have closed an investigation into columnist Allison Pearson for alleged incitement of racial hatred over a social media post. The force said it would be conducting an independent ...