The pens sharpen – Islamophobia! No such thing. Primitive Middle Eastern religions (and — Polly Toynbee
Islam, Christianity and Judaism all define themselves through disgust of women’s bodies. — Polly Toynbee
Too many families have watched helplessly as a relative dies slowly, longing for death. — Polly Toynbee
But the single overwhelming reason why jails are bursting is longer sentences given for more crimes. — Polly Toynbee
But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith. — Polly Toynbee
How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and — Polly Toynbee
There is all the difference in the world between teaching children about religion and — Polly Toynbee
This is indeed a clash of civilisations, not between islam and christendom but between reason and superstition. — Polly Toynbee
It is an even stronger predictor of unhappiness than poverty – which also ranks highly. — Polly Toynbee
My lords temporal, today is the day to rise up against the regiment of lords spiritual and — Polly Toynbee
Working lives are for the state to influence. Unemployment makes people unhappy. So does instability. — Polly Toynbee
Crime is only the worst example, but it is a paradigm for other labour policy disasters. — Polly Toynbee
