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   Philip Toynbee (father) Mary Louisa " Polly " Toynbee ( / ˈtɔɪnbi /; 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.

   • Years active: 1966–present

   • Education: St Anne's College, Oxford

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3. www.theguardian.com › books › 2023Polly Toynbee: what my privileged start in life taught me ...

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   May 20, 2023 · Polly Toynbee in Suffolk with her father, Philip. Photograph: Courtesy of Polly Toynbee. Maureen and I played fairies in the cornfields, crept about scaring each other in St Peter’s churchyard ...

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   Apr 26, 2024 · Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist. Her books include Dismembered: How the attack on the state harms us all , co-authored with David Walker. The right’s Brexit ‘bonfire of red tape’ was ...

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   Who is Polly Toynbee?

   • Polly Toynbee will talk about her new book at a Guardian Live online event on Wednesday 31 May. Book tickets here It wasn’t just luck that steered the Guardian columnist to Oxford and into a media career ... She reflects on the subtle mechanics of class (and an early encounter with a naked future PM)

   Polly Toynbee: what my privileged start in life taught me about the

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   Why is Polly Toynbee hated by the British right?

   • Polly Toynbee is hated by the British right. Why? Well, she is a woman, which is pretty suspect. Even worse than that, she is a left-wing woman, which is very suspect. Even more worse than that, she is a tribally left-wing woman who writes (for the Guardian) and speaks (across broadcast media) with seriousness, clarity and force.

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   What does Toynbee do?

   • Toynbee gallops engagingly through the life stories of an extraordinary array of forebears.

   An Uneasy Inheritance — Polly Toynbee’s memoir of her family and other

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   Is Polly Toynbee the Tory Guru Barking?

   • "Polly Toynbee the Tory guru: that's barking. Or maybe not". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 21 April 2008. ^ Toynbee, Polly (29 June 2007). "It's a truly decent, clever team, but that is not enough. Now they must excite". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 August 2009. ^ Toynbee, Polly (2 May 2009). "Gordon Brown: no ideas and no regrets".

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6. www.theguardian.com › commentisfree › articleHow old is too old? I’m 77 and I don’t know yet. But I will ...

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   May 4, 2024 · Polly Toynbee I get advice about my age on social media (not all of it friendly), but I’m sanguine about life without youthful anxieties Sat 4 May 2024 02.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 4 May 2024 ...

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   May 25, 2023 · An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals, by Polly Toynbee, Atlantic Books £22 448 pages Melissa Benn is the author of ‘Life Lessons. The Case for a National Education Service’

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     Talking Pints: Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee joins Nigel Farage

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9. www.newstatesman.com › culture › booksPolly Toynbee and the price of privilege - New Statesman

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   Jul 1, 2023 · Polly Toynbee is hated by the British right. Why? Well, she is a woman, which is pretty suspect. Even worse than that, she is a left-wing woman, which is very suspect. Even more worse than that, she is a tribally left-wing woman who writes (for the Guardian) and speaks (across broadcast media) with seriousness, clarity and force. As one Tory ...

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    Nov 9, 2023 · Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist. Hear more from Polly Toynbee as she discusses the legacy of Brexit with other Guardian journalists in a livestreamed Guardian Live event on 23 November. Tickets available here