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When the NHS spends billions on personal injury cases, it’s the public that loses

Damages are soaring, but no more injuries are being reported – a fairer system is possible, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022

The Tories have decimated children’s futures. Now, they want more nursery cuts

Years of brutalism have stunted early years care. After this latest plan to cut more staff, many children may never catch up, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022

Labour daren’t say it, but some Tory strongholds could be within reach

Go door-knocking in true blue Worthing, and the talk is of Johnson’s lies and cost of living. Labour couldn’t, could they, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2022

Labour has shelves of winning policies. Now the party must get people to listen

As Johnson’s cabinet flounders, Starmer’s team has some brilliant ideas to improve this country. But voters also want a clear vision, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022

The Tories have created the NHS crisis – and they should own it

Not content with trying to blame NHS staff for failings, Sajid Javid is now setting targets that are simply impossible without proper funding, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022

How families in Britain have been left hungry and in crisis

Letters: Peter Riddle highlights the struggles in his local community, and Prof Rebecca Earle says today’s inequalities hark back to the early 19th century. Plus letters from Christine Kearns, Alan Fairs and Adam Osborne

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022

The Boer war offers Boris Johnson a lesson in freedom

Brief letters: War in Ukraine | Premier League colours | Praise for Polly Toynbee | Gambling addiction | Picking up Covid

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

I’ve covered countless Tory mini-budgets. The cruelty of this one shocked even me

How naive I was to think that Rishi Sunak would protect the poorest from the heaviest blows of the cost of living crisis, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

Spend a day with me in the eviction court, Mr Sunak, and you’ll understand the ‘cost of living’

If the chancellor raised benefits in line with inflation, it would help those tenants for whom rising bills are the last straw, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022

Taxing questions for wealthy pensioners

Letters: Millions of people already pay tax on their pensions, says Ian Fraser, but Janet Dobson says it’s in pensioners’ own interest to pay a bit more if they can afford it

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2022