Islam, Christianity and Judaism all define themselves through disgust of women's bodies. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share Image
Most people come to fear not death itself, but the many terrible ways of dying. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to… — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
Working lives are for the state to influence. Unemployment makes people unhappy. So does instability. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
Islam, Christianity and Judaism all define themselves through disgust of women's bodies. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
Inequality makes everyone unhappy, the poor most of all, and that is well within the remit of the state. More money gives less extra… — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
“The strain of engaging emotionally with all that misery was exhausting. The kindness and hard work of the care assistants here was worth far… — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
Nothing keeps people together like the exalted conviction that they alone are to be spared that eternal anguish of hell fire to which everyone… — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
One in six people suffer depression or a chronic anxiety disorder. These are not the worried well but those in severe mental pain with… — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
The strongest predictor of unhappiness is anyone who has had a mental illness in the last 10 years. It is an even stronger predictor… — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
People want the right to die at a time of their own choosing. Too many families have watched helplessly as a relative dies slowly,… — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
This is indeed a clash of civilisations, not between Islam and Christendom but between reason and superstition. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
Feminism is the most revolutionary idea there has ever been. Equality for women demands a change in the human psyche, more profound than anything… — Polly Toynbee Copy Share
