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Polly Toynbee

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Rachel Reeves, just tell voters why taxes must go up – and then do it

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Polly Toynbee

English democracy relies on local councillors. So why are so many facing the axe?

English democracy relies on local councillors. So why are so many facing the axe?
10.10.2025 50

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Polly Toynbee

I didn’t think I’d ever say this: let’s hope the Tory party can be saved

I didn’t think I’d ever say this: let’s hope the Tory party can be saved
07.10.2025 30

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Dear computer boffins please stop trying to fix problems I don’t have

03.10.2025 40

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If you liked Brexit, you’re going to love what the Conservatives want next

If you liked Brexit, you’re going to love what the Conservatives want next
03.10.2025 40

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I’ve seen despair at the Labour conference, but Starmer’s battle for Britain’s soul is one he can still win

I’ve seen despair at the Labour conference, but Starmer’s battle for Britain’s soul is one he can still win
29.09.2025 10

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To revive Labour, Starmer should go to conference with this pledge: we will clean politics of sleaze

To revive Labour, Starmer should go to conference with this pledge: we will clean politics of sleaze
26.09.2025 9

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The hard right are claiming the cross – and true Christians should not allow it

The hard right are claiming the cross – and true Christians should not allow it
23.09.2025 40

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Breaking! Not only do people love their pets, those same pets are all very good boys and/or girls

19.09.2025 60

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Who should be Labour’s deputy leader? Whoever can tell a good Labour story – and take the fight to Reform

19.09.2025 10

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Who benefits if NHS drug prices soar? Donald Trump and big pharma. Just one more way he’s menacing Britain

16.09.2025 50

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From now on, Labour has one mission only. It must focus on saving Britain from Farage

09.09.2025 90

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Brexit didn’t solve Britain’s woes, but no matter: leaving the ECHR definitely will. Sounds simple, doesn’t it?

05.09.2025 80

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Keir Starmer’s legacy could be electoral reform – or Farage as prime minister

01.09.2025 20

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Who decides when and where you work? The battle is raging in Whitehall, and the result may affect us all

21.08.2025 6

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Both left and right agree taxes must rise. Time for Labour to get creative

12.08.2025 30

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I changed my mind on banning the bomb, but the threat of nuclear war is growing – and so is complacency

07.08.2025 10

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Pushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda

05.08.2025 40

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Is this tough US-EU trade deal a triumph for Brexit Britain? Only in leavers’ most delusional fantasies

31.07.2025 40

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The right wants to kill off the NHS. Striking doctors are playing into their hands

29.07.2025 40

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Even the Tories now admit that our electoral system is toxic. When will Labour have the guts to fix it?

22.07.2025 100

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Bluster, bullying, suspensions – this is no way to run the Labour party

17.07.2025 6

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I am prone to fatalist climate doomerism. But is it really too late?

16.07.2025 90

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Teenage pregnancy rates are a barometer of Britain’s progress. The tale they now tell is not reassuring

16.07.2025 10

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The doctors’ strike threatens to scupper the NHS’s recovery – this time, the BMA has overreached

11.07.2025 10

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To those who question what Labour stands for – look at Best Start. It will change Britain’s future

08.07.2025 40

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One year in, Labour is at a low ebb. From now on, let its priority be honesty, honesty, honesty

03.07.2025 4

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To all who think capitalism can drive progressive change, it won’t – and here’s the shocking proof

01.07.2025 60

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Another tragic fact about this disastrous welfare bill: it proves Labour hasn’t learned and doesn’t listen

27.06.2025 10

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Britain has a messy relationship with money - no wonder we’re so divided over doctors’ pay

24.06.2025 7

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I hope this is the last piece I ever have to write about assisted dying

20.06.2025 20

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Louise Casey is right: children must be saved from grooming gangs. But the culture warriors must be ignored

17.06.2025 50

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Has Rachel Reeves made the right choices? Our panel responds to the spending review

11.06.2025 30

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Digital ID cards would be good for Britain – and a secret weapon for Labour against Reform

09.06.2025 5

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Free school meals for more children in England is a positive thing, but there’s a catch

05.06.2025 5

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Rachel Reeves must think big to fund Labour’s ‘battle-ready’ Britain. Tweaks and tinkering won’t do

03.06.2025 10

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Is Trump’s ‘baby bond’ really pro-child? No – children need a fair society to thrive

29.05.2025 10

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A battle is under way for the soul of a Brighton GP surgery

23.05.2025 40

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This new EU deal is great for Britain. Now, Labour, focus on the future, not on Farage

19.05.2025 10

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MPs are voting on the next stage of the assisted dying bill. This is their chance to create a legacy

15.05.2025 3

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It’s the great immigration experiment. But will Starmer test Labour to destruction?

12.05.2025 10

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Everyone hates cane toads – even the other cane toads

09.05.2025 5

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There are three ways moderates could yet save the Tories. One is to renounce Brexit

09.05.2025 20

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The lesson for Labour? Until it can improve local lives and stop fearing Farage, more losses are coming

06.05.2025 50

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Enjoy this victory, Nigel Farage – because it could also be the start of your downfall

02.05.2025 4

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Inside Labour’s top-secret plan for new towns, I see signs of hope

24.04.2025 8

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Britain needs houses, and Labour’s bold plan will address that. But it may require more migrants

18.04.2025 6

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Labour has done right by British Steel – now it must speed up a radical strategy for all industry

13.04.2025 10

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Trump is pushing students towards Britain – ministers, don’t let your immigration obsession stand in the way

11.04.2025 100

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On Britain’s election battleground, I learned what people want from Starmer: the change he promised them

08.04.2025 30

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