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At last, a protocol deal, but we are no further away from Brexit’s poisonous legacy

The calamity of an EU-UK trade war might now be avoided. But Britain remains as damaged as ever, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023

A plea against factionalism in Labour

Letters: Dr Ian Saville responds to Polly Toynbee’s statement that ‘a party can’t be a little bit racist’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Please stop blaming baby boomers for the woes of today’s younger generations

Letters: Responses to Polly Toynbee’s piece on intergenerational inequality from Nick Moss, Marilyn Sandy, Peter Riddle and Tom Cannon

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

No plan, no exit strategy: the UK government is losing face on strikes – and millions of votes

While local pay bodies are settling with striking workers, Tory ministers are refusing to back down, and will pay the price, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

The ‘leftwing economic establishment’ did not bring Liz Truss down. Reality did

The former PM’s confidence in her ‘small state’ formula remains undented. And her flailing party is all-too ready to share in the delusion, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023

Sunak refuses to even utter the word crisis. But how else to describe his first 100 days?

Inertia on the NHS and obstinacy on strikes have left the equivocating PM clinging to a life raft, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Three years on from Brexit, all UK voters are left with is a bitter taste of Bregret

Most people are now in favour of rejoining the EU, but Labour is right to steer clear of another row over Europe, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

Britain lavishes benefits on plenty of rich pensioners. Let’s means test them now

Bumping the state pension age up to 68 will do little to help those who are so poor, they won’t even reach that age, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023

Keir Starmer’s private prescription for the NHS is dangerous

Letters: David Hinchcliffe says using the private sector for NHS patients directly undermines the service. Plus letters from Jeanne Warren, Dr John Puntis and Johnbosco Nwogbo

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

Zahawi, Sunak, Johnson: this is rule by plutocrat. It’s like a stench that’s worse each day

The Tory chairman’s £5m tax ‘error’ shows the murkiness of politics run by and for the super-rich, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023