Polly Toynbee | |
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 Toynbee in 2006 | |
| Born | Mary Louisa Toynbee 27 December 1946 Yafford, Isle of Wight, England, UK |
| Education | St Anne's College, Oxford |
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| Years active | 1966–present |
| Notable credit(s) | BBC Social Affairs editor (1988–1995) The Guardian columnist (since 1998) |
| Political party | Labour (until 1981; c. 1990–present) SDP (1981–1988) 'Continuing' SDP (1988–1990) |
| Spouses | |
| Relatives | Arnold J. Toynbee (grandfather) 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. She now broadly supports the Labour Party, although she was critical of its left-wing leader, Jeremy Corbyn.[2]
Toynbee previously worked as social affairs editor for the BBC and also for The Independent newspaper. She is vice-president of Humanists UK, having previously served as its president between 2007 and 2012.[3] She was named Columnist of the Year at the 2007 British Press Awards. She became a patron of right-to-die organization My Death My Decision in 2021.[4]
- ^ The International Who's Who of Women 2002. London: Europa. 2001. p. 580. ISBN 1857431227. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ Toynbee, Polly (27 September 2016). "Why can't I get behind Corbyn, when we want the same things? Here's why | Polly Toynbee". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Polly Toynbee". British Humanist Association. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "About Us". mydeath-decision.org. Retrieved 25 March 2021.