Orwell Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1998) Winner
Polly Toynbee
ポリー・トインビー
Porī Toinbī
Aliases:
Mary Louisa Toynbee
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-12-27 （Yafford, Isle of Wight, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- London → Lewes, East Sussex → Tuscany (villa)
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Columnist, Writer
- Active Years
- 1966-2024
- Affiliations
- The Guardian, BBC, The Independent, The Observer
- Memberships
- Labour Party (current), Humanists UK (vice-president), Social Policy Association (president), Fabian Society (deputy treasurer)
- Influenced By
- Arnold J. Toynbee, Philip Toynbee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badminton School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Holland Park School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| St Anne's College, Oxford | — | History | — | 18ヶ月在籍 | United Kingdom |
Badminton School
Country:
United Kingdom
Private girls' school in Bristol, left with 4 O-levels
Holland Park School
Country:
United Kingdom
State comprehensive school, took O-levels and one A-level, obtained Oxford scholarship
St Anne's College, Oxford
History
Period:
18ヶ月在籍
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied history, dropped out after 18 months
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Columnist of the Year, British Press Awards | — | — | British Press Awards | winner |
| 1998 | Orwell Prize | Journalism published by The Independent | ジャーナリズム | The Orwell Foundation | winner |
Columnist of the Year, British Press Awards
2007
Organization:
British Press Awards
Result:
winner
Orwell Prize
1998
Work:
Journalism published by The Independent
Category:
ジャーナリズム
Organization:
The Orwell Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hard Work: Life in Low-pay Britain
2003 Non-fictionAccount of living on minimum wage in various low-pay jobs in Britain
PovertyLow-pay workSocial inequality
Bibliography
- Leftovers: A Novel (1966)
- A Working Life (1971)
- Hospital (1977)
- Way We Live Now (1981)
- Lost Children (1985)
- Hard Work: Life in Low-pay Britain (2003)
- Better or Worse?: Has Labour Delivered? (2005)
- Unjust Rewards (2008)
- Cameron's Coup (2015)
- An Uneasy Inheritance (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- AnalyticalSocially criticalJournalistic
- Recurring Motifs
- Social inequalityPovertyPolitical critique
Health
-
Salmonella2003年Contracted during low-pay job experiment
Legacy
Influential British left-wing columnist known for commentary on social justice, poverty, and inequality
Quotes
-
Society is like a caravan crossing a desert, where the people at the back can fall so far behind they are no longer part of the tribe
Source: The Guardian (2006)
Trivia
- Grandfather is historian Arnold J. Toynbee
- Dropped out of Oxford after 18 months
- Stood as SDP candidate in 1983 general election