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Mary Louisa "Polly" Toynbee (/ ˈ t ɔɪ n b i /; born 27 December 1946) [1] is a British journalist and writer. She has been a columnist for The Guardian newspaper since 1998. She is a social democrat and was a candidate for the Social Democratic Party in the 1983 general election.
May 25, 2023 · Biography and memoir. Add to myFT. An Uneasy Inheritance — Polly Toynbee’s memoir of her family and other radicals. The writer confronts family woes — and the difficulty of championing...
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Jul 1, 2023 · Polly Toynbee and the price of privilege. The left-wing journalist’s memoir is an irresistible, Evelyn Waugh-like tale of aristocratic anarchy and class guilt.
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2 days ago · Toynbee, a longtime social affairs reporter but now best known as a star columnist for The Guardian, has, alongside Walker, her husband, also written a series of highly readable but deeply ...
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Jul 1, 2024 · Listen to a podcast of a talk by Polly Toynbee, a columnist and author, on the shackles and privileges of class in England. She discusses her own middle-class family and the role of class in British society and politics with Nick Bryant, a journalist and author.
