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Flawed council shake-up plans will not deliver savings

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article on the government’s plans to overhaul local government

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I have seen the scale of the mountain Labour has to climb in Gorton and Denton – but also the way it can do it

In focus groups, people are clear they want to stop Farage at all costs. Labour must now reach out to the progressives it has disappointed, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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I see two things in Gorton and Denton: palpable frustration and the need for wise voting to stop Reform

After speaking to locals, I still can’t predict the result, but a big, combined effort will be needed. Without a united front the left may splinter and lose, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Is No 10 seeking its own destruction? Why else would it botch its council plans and hand a victory to Farage?

Labour promised ‘ambitious reforms’, but it was fixing things that were not broken. And the moral: focus on what matters and stop making stupid mistakes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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It’s risky, but it could change everything: Labour is at last beginning to focus on the young

People my age have been privileged all our lives, yet we’re still the political priority. Votes at 16 is the start of a welcome change, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Public faith in politics is now in the gutter. Here’s how Labour should drag it out

With Britain sliding down the index of transparency and voters angry, the looming election bill fails to confront the real issues, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Morgan McSweeney’s fall offers a new beginning. Starmer and his cabinet had better grab it

If he and his philosophy were to blame for the government’s ills, now it can change tack. There can be no more excuses, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Decent or disastrous? Starmer’s judgment and leadership divide opinion

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Polly Toynbee in which she says she cannot understand the reason for this level of public dislike

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It’s tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson’s sleaze – but it’s a matter of when, not if

With three years left and a huge majority, Labour can govern with more humility and deliver real change. But with Starmer at the helm? I can’t see it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Labour’s new welfare changes are practical and compassionate – so why not loudly say so?

Universal credit to rise faster than inflation, benefit hurdles eased, extra help for children and young people … I bet you had no idea, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Here’s the lesson of the Andy Burnham saga: Labour needs a new leader – fast

Keir Starmer’s dismal decision to block the Greater Manchester mayor has bought him time, but it won’t change his fate, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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If the assisted dying bill is killed off by the Lords, let that be the end for this unelected chamber

With filibustering slowing the pace to a crawl, there is no chance the legislation will get through – unless the government shows some backbone, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Robert Jenrick boasts that Reform is for the workers, but it’s a class war trap – and Labour shouldn’t fall for it

Though Labour's voters are more likely to be the educated middle-classes, its focus must be fighting inequality. We know Farage’s party will only enrich the wealthy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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I went to A&E with a broken wrist and caught a dose of ‘I’ve been lucky’ syndrome

Statistics show my timely, efficient treatment wasn’t a matter of fortune but quite ordinary, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Let me explain why we can’t stand Keir Starmer

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s defence of the prime minister in the face of ‘venom’ directed at him by the public

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Labour could oust Starmer, he could elegantly step aside – but without a plan, it will all be for nothing

For all the talk of coups, this much is clear: without a strong vision, Labour will face a fresh crisis of legitimacy, says Polly Toynbee

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A defence of Labour was overdue, but Keir Starmer needs to listen to his opponents

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article about Labour’s positive record in government

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Let me tell you the good things the government has done in 2025 – because it certainly won’t

It’s all there: more apprenticeships, more rights for workers and renters – and most of all, a focus on children. What a shame Labour wavers about saying so, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Finally, Labour is finding its nerve and getting Britain’s bad Brexit deal undone

Rejoining Erasmus should just be a first step – as the economic evidence piles up, the need for closer ties with Europe could not be clearer, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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‘Improve the NHS fast or people will fall for the charlatans’ – so says a departing trust head. We’d do well to listen

In his 46 years of service, Nick Hulme has seen the best and the worst of the NHS. He issues a stark warning about its future, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy

With the US threatening to support ‘patriotic’ parties here, we need better defences, starting with tough new rules about political donations, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Guardian charity appeal donations top £200,000 before annual telethon

Milestone reached as journalists including Polly Toynbee and John Crace prepare for fundraising event on Saturday

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Come with me to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s house. The Brexiters are rattled – and it shows

Labour and the country have reached a historic inflection point. For all the talk of Brexit ‘benefits’, the anti-EU ideologues know the tide has turned, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Labour has a groundbreaking plan for child poverty. Finally, this government has found its mission

The new strategy lays out Britain’s social disgrace in painful detail. But it also offers hope and a clear way forward that is worthy of a leftwing party, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers’ rights bill is a huge achievement

It makes no sense for union leaders to cry betrayal when it will be their members who benefit from these sorely needed reforms, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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