Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee (2006)

Polly Toynbee (originally Mary Louisa T .; born December 27, 1946 on the Isle of Wight ) is a British journalist and civil rights activist . She has been President of the British Humanist Association since July 2007 .

Life

Toynbee is the daughter of literary critic Philip Toynbee and granddaughter of historian Arnold J. Toynbee . She is also related to the economic historian Arnold Toynbee . She worked for The Guardian as a columnist and for the BBC for many years . She also worked for other well-known media. It is considered social democratic and is politically active. Toynbee is a committed advocate of atheism and is affiliated with the National Secular Society and the Humanist Society of Scotland . She criticizes Christianity, Islam and Judaism alike for their “disgust” towards women's rights. She was also critical of the Buddhist Soka Gakkai and its president Daisaku Ikeda . She is also a critic of the British monarchy. She was married to Peter Jenkins and is currently dating David Walker. She was awarded a degree in recognition of her merit by the University of Kent on November 22, 2007 in Canterbury Cathedral . The award ceremony took place during the general graduation ceremony.

Work (selection)

• Hard Work: Life in Low-pay Britain (2003), ISBN 0-7475-6415-9
• Lost Children: Story of Adopted Children Searching for Their Mothers (1985), ISBN 0-09-160440-0
• Way We Live Now (1981), ISBN 0-413-49090-4
• Hospital (1977), ISBN 0-09-131390-2 .
• A Working Life (1971), ISBN 0-340-14760-1
• Leftovers (1969), ISBN 0-586-02643-6

Web links

• Guardian: Columns by Toynbee ( June 9, 2001 memento on Internet Archive )

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1. ↑ Polly Toynbee: The Value of a Grandfather Figure . In: Manchester Guardian. Saturday 19th May 1984.
2. ↑ Polly Toynbee: Great Britain: The monarchy keeps us small. In: Zeit Online. April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011 .