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#MeToo has got men quaking in the corridors of power. That’s something to celebrate

Toppling the mightiest abusers matters – it tells schoolchildren that our culture will no longer condone sexual aggression, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

Look at the effects of the Tories’ corrupt voter ID rules – and then tell me Britain is still a democracy

Once in power, Labour should focus on undoing the damage of these constitutional assaults, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023

So, George Osborne, austerity was essential? Tell that to the children still suffering its terrible effects

The former chancellor’s ‘heartfelt sympathy’ for bereaved people at the Covid inquiry rang entirely false, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

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Safety checks run down and boom time for criminals: this is why the UK is becoming the ‘dustbin of Europe’

The officials who ensure our consumer goods are safe are being lost to Tory neglect, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023

Snarls and smears from disgraced Boris Johnson, readying his troops for civil war

The Partygate report could not be more damning – but his only concern is for those who still mass under his tattered flag, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023

This is Starmer’s moment. Thatcherism has collapsed, and the Tories are at each other’s throats

This is no passing crisis, it is existential. Look at the polls – people don’t want the Tories or their agenda any more, says Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023

Labour won’t be able to instantly fix every Tory failure. But social care would be a good place to start

Solving this neglected crisis requires money. The problem is: so does every public institution starved of funds since 2010, says Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

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A campaign against inheritance tax led by a multimillionaire? These really are desperate times for the Tories

While ministers look to the Telegraph for policies and Nadhim Zahawi fights for the status quo, Labour has a bold, serious vision, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals by Polly Toynbee review – the genes, the dreams

In this heartfelt memoir, the columnist considers how a century-long commitment to human improvement inspired her family

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

George Osborne destroyed Britain’s safety net. The Covid inquiry should shame him into silence

His iniquitous austerity programme left the population sick, vulnerable, and unprepared for a pandemic, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

An Uneasy Inheritance by Polly Toynbee review – living up to high ideals

What happens when good intentions meet good fortune? Politics melds with personal drama in this candid family history

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023

Low birth rate linked to fear about the future

Letter: Chris Neill suspects that young people don’t feel the world is a safe enough place to bring a child into

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

Rishi Sunak thinks voters don’t care about his vast wealth, but the pollsters aren’t so sure

Public opinion is turning against the super-rich. Will it take a general election for the prime minister to realise, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

Polly Toynbee: what my privileged start in life taught me about the British class system

It wasn’t just luck that steered the Guardian columnist to Oxford and into a media career ... She reflects on the subtle mechanics of class (and an early encounter with a naked future PM)

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023

The great British baby drought has a simple cause. And it’s not ‘cultural Marxism’

There’s no shortage of people who want more children. But under the Conservatives, parenthood is punished, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

The Tories are on the ropes now – and Labour’s knockout blows are not far away

‘Boring’ Keir Starmer is more radical than you might think, and he’s already bringing home the votes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023

The tuition fees U-turn shows Labour is out of touch with the times

Letters: Keir Starmer fails to grasp how squeezed the middle classes have become, says Derrick Joad, while Tim Exton worries about the impact on students from poor backgrounds and David Mayle argues that graduates pay their way in tax

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023

NHS waiting lists, inflation, national debt … one by one, Sunak’s pledges are crumbling

Despite Tory promises, 7.3 million people are waiting for an operation, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023

Keir Starmer is right to U-turn on tuition fees. The funds will be better spent elsewhere

Nursery education is in crisis, schools and FE colleges are neglected. Only by funding these properly will Labour improve standards, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023

Thursday briefing: How parties will fare at the local elections – and where they go from here

In today’s newsletter: Will the Tories tank? Will Labour really gain? Here’s a guide to make sense of the local elections, and what it means for the next general elections

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023

Gove and Hunt, beware: true-blue Surrey is ready to turf out the Tories – and you’re next

An avalanche is coming. The voters I met are abandoning the Conservatives over lying, cheating and Brexit, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2023

The royal family: an expensive burden or worth the cost of a coffee each?

Letters: Readers outline the costs and consequences of the country having a hereditary monarchy

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

For something so hollow, the royal family is astonishingly expensive

The trouble with the monarchy is not that it is too powerful but that it is utterly useless, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023

Sunak cares nothing for the 99% – and after his pensions hike for the rich, they know it

The PM and his chancellor thought they could hide the greed in plain sight, but focus groups show voters are aware – and angry, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023

A pay rise for NHS staff was inevitable. The government’s delay has caused irreparable damage

From longer waiting lists to discouraging nursing applicants, the costs are huge, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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