Too posh, or not posh enough? — Polly Toynbee on the shackles and privileges of class
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Through the lens of her own middle-class family, prolific British journalist Polly Toynbee explores the guilt of privilege, the myth of mobility and the role of class in British society and politics. This event was recorded at the UNSW Centre for Ideas on March 11, 2024. Speakers Polly Toynbee Columnist, The Guardian Author, An Uneasy Inheritance, my family and other radicals Nick Bryant Journalist, author and commentator
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