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Polly Toynbee

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5 hours ago

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

The whole tax and spending ship is an unseaworthy rustbucket. This spending review is a chance to fix it

Who in their right mind would want to be Rachel Reeves right now? Her spending review out next …

4 days ago

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

Around the world, the right is trumpeting its pronatalist policies. But bribing women to have babies will never lead to a healthy society

Turning children into capitalists – that’s the purpose behind …

14 days ago

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

Cheaper food, passport e-gates, youth exchanges – we are finally on a path to repair the colossal damage Brexit has done

Circle the wagons: Europe draws together confronting an enemy to its east and a…

28 days ago

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

Rapid, highly visible action in communities and a forthright attack on the new right – that is what’s needed now

If you thought these elections were bad, just wait for the locals next May. Expect far …

46 days ago

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

Ministers are ready to be relentless over planning reform. There is a skills gap though – and they must be brave enough to fill it

Amid the shock of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) halving …

53 days ago

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

Beleaguered UK universities have a golden opportunity. If the government passes it up, it risks billions in revenue

Shocking stories told at a US universities conference in San Diego described Donald…

70 days ago

Rachel Reeves is all about growth. So why won’t she admit that Brexit is its worst enemy? | Polly Toynbee

Our exit from the EU won’t be a focus of the spring statement, but it should be. Most now accept the need for closer ties

As the chancellor ekes out every last billion this week, it’s worth stepping …

3 months ago

After 50 years, can’t we shut down this cult of Margaret Thatcher? Just look at the mess she made of Britain | Polly Toynbee

A whole slew of dramas and plays mark half a century since her election as Tory leader. But there is too much gloss, when so many people are still suffering

Now she’s an opera. Yet another myth-making…

4 months ago

Young people say they'd elect a 'strong leader'. I say give more of them the vote | Polly Toynbee

Given what gen Z have been through, it’s no wonder they’re not impressed by democracy. But giving them a real stake in it could change everything

For God’s sake don’t give them the vote! Many people s…

There's a way to beat a far-right takeover in the UK. So why has Starmer gone silent about it? | Polly Toynbee

With Trump back in the White House, democracy is in danger across the west. Electoral reform is the best way to protect it

Inauguration day in the US signalled the drum beat of the far right sweeping …

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