Juliet Nicolson

Polly Toynbee searches in vain for one working-class ancestor

Though many of her distinguished forebears campaigned vigorously against privilege and conservative elitism, they were still too posh for Toynbee’s comfort

Polly Toynbee at the Hay Festival of Literature, 2015. [Matthew Horwood/Getty Images]
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