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

Polly Toynbee

23, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

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The great British baby drought has a simple cause. And it’s not ‘cultural Marxism’ | Polly Toynbee
There’s no shortage of people who want more children. But under the Conservatives, parenthood is punished, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

18, May, 2023 @4:52 PM

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The Tories are on the ropes now – and Labour’s knockout blows are not far away | Polly Toynbee
‘Boring’ Keir Starmer is more radical than you might think, and he’s already bringing home the votes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

16, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

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NHS waiting lists, inflation, national debt … one by one, Sunak’s pledges are crumbling | Polly Toynbee
Despite Tory promises, 7.3 million people are waiting for an operation, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

12, May, 2023 @9:00 AM

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Protesters in handcuffs and nonstop bling: this coronation has been an embarrassment | Polly Toynbee
Other European royals would never have risked a display on this scale. From the much-mocked pledge of allegiance onwards, Charles’s gamble has gone terribly wrong

Polly Toynbee

07, May, 2023 @7:00 AM

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

Polly Toynbee

04, May, 2023 @4:01 PM

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Gove and Hunt, beware: true-blue Surrey is ready to turf out the Tories – and you’re next | Polly Toynbee
An avalanche is coming. The voters I met are abandoning the Conservatives over lying, cheating and Brexit, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

02, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

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For something so hollow, the royal family is astonishingly expensive | Polly Toynbee
The trouble with the monarchy is not that it is too powerful but that it is utterly useless, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

05, Apr, 2023 @3:28 PM

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

Polly Toynbee

21, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM

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A pay rise for NHS staff was inevitable. The government's delay has caused irreparable damage | Polly Toynbee
From longer waiting lists to discouraging nursing applicants, the costs are huge, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

16, Mar, 2023 @6:07 PM

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Budget 2023: will it lift Britain’s economic gloom? Our panel give their verdict | Polly Toynbee and others
Jeremy Hunt has announced reforms to childcare, pensions and disability benefits. What do they mean for the economy?

Polly Toynbee, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Katy Balls, Frances Ryan, Louisa Britain, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lucy Pasha-Robinson

15, Mar, 2023 @3:09 PM

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The Tories could raise billions in this budget and not spook the markets – but they haven’t got the guts | Polly Toynbee
Rational reforms of our wildly unjust tax system could harvest huge sums, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

14, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM

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