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Renters left at mercy of brutal ‘no-fault’ eviction policy

Letters: Iain Ramsay on the insidious growth of the overindebtedness industry, which preys on undefended debt claims in court. Plus letters from Christopher Dalton and Mim Umney-Gray

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023

The damage done to children goes beyond Ofsted’s effect on schools

Letters: Alasdair Macdonald on education policies that Labour could introduce at virtually no cost, and Alison Walton and Nick Frost on the Ofsted regime’s harmful impact on children’s social services

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

Starmer’s £28bn green pledge is a vote winner. Labour must ignore Tory attacks and keep the faith

Strategists are getting nervous, but energy efficiency and kickstarting growth are important to voters, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

Schools are still reeling from Michael Gove’s arrogant meddling

Letters: The fragmentation of the education system into multi-academy trusts has created waste and a lack of accountability, writes Prof Ron Glatter. Plus letters from Penny Perrett, John Martin and Andrew Keeley

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

Free childcare for 30 hours a week? It sounds too good to be true – and for worse-off families, it is

Early-years education can determine a child’s future – which is why a Labour government must make it a priority, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

Where do we find the £100bn needed to fix Britain? Margaret Hodge has the answer

In the Commons, she ripped into the Tories’ economic mismanagement – and pointed a way forward for Labour, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023

Too many pupils miss lessons, says Ofsted, and that’s right. Call it the Michael Gove effect

Children are being set up to fail, as teachers quit and school buildings crumble. Gove set the tone – blame him for this rot, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023

Jeremy Hunt will say the NHS is treating fewer patients with more money. Whose fault is that, chancellor?

The autumn statement will be another chance for the Tories to offload blame, as if 13 years of failure and cuts hadn’t happened, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023

Cameron is no moderating influence. The Tories’ autumn statement will prove that

Sunak has not had some Damascene conversion back to a mythical centre ground, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

Suella Braverman is sunk, and so are the Tories: a party of nihilists, led by a loser

The former home secretary is a dangerous loudmouth, but she speaks for a party that has been marching rightwards for years, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023