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How a monument to my great-great-grandfather could help tackle the scourge of plastic pollution

A newly restored drinking fountain commemorates my ancestor. We need more to tackle the horror of so many discarded bottles, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

On Rishi Sunak’s awayday from hell, team-building exercises are the least of the Tories’ problems

The prime minister is boosting MPs’ morale with a pub quiz. Name three things the government has improved since 2010, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

At last, a protocol deal, but we are no further away from Brexit’s poisonous legacy

The calamity of an EU-UK trade war might now be avoided. But Britain remains as damaged as ever, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023

Starmer is right to stop Corbyn standing for Labour at the next election – but he mustn’t purge dissent

As Labour leaves special measures imposed to tackle antisemitism, it must move on: but in a way that embraces wide debate, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023

My generation is sucking Britain’s young people dry. Why are politicians too scared to admit it?

The social contract between young and old is broken and inequality is out of control. The government must step in, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2023

No plan, no exit strategy: the UK government is losing face on strikes – and millions of votes

While local pay bodies are settling with striking workers, Tory ministers are refusing to back down, and will pay the price, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

The ‘leftwing economic establishment’ did not bring Liz Truss down. Reality did

The former PM’s confidence in her ‘small state’ formula remains undented. And her flailing party is all-too ready to share in the delusion, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023

Sunak refuses to even utter the word crisis. But how else to describe his first 100 days?

Inertia on the NHS and obstinacy on strikes have left the equivocating PM clinging to a life raft, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Three years on from Brexit, all UK voters are left with is a bitter taste of Bregret

Most people are now in favour of rejoining the EU, but Labour is right to steer clear of another row over Europe, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

Britain lavishes benefits on plenty of rich pensioners. Let’s means test them now

Bumping the state pension age up to 68 will do little to help those who are so poor, they won’t even reach that age, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023