The strongest predictor of unhappiness is anyone who has had a mental illness in the last 10 years. It is an even stronger predictor of unhappiness than poverty - which also ranks highly. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share Image
Happiness is a real, objective phenomenon, scientifically verifiable. That means people and whole societies can now be measured over time and compared accurately with one another. Causes and cures for unhappiness can be quantified. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share Image
Most people come to fear not death itself, but the many terrible ways of dying. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share Image
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 Image
Openness about death has led to greater care about all aspects of dying. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share Image
Working lives are for the state to influence. Unemployment makes people unhappy. So does instability. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share Image
Islam, Christianity and Judaism all define themselves through disgust of women's bodies. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share Image
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 Image
“The strain of engaging emotionally with all that misery was exhausting. The kindness and hard work of the care assistants here was worth far more than they were paid. But this is unseen, unmentionable labour, hidden away in these human oubliettes we would rather not think about [...]. It is because caring is women's work. That attitude is embedded still… — 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 Image
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 Image
But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith. — Polly Toynbee Copy Share Image
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 Image
