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How a monument to my great-great-grandfather could help tackle the scourge of plastic pollution

A newly restored drinking fountain commemorates my ancestor. We need more to tackle the horror of so many discarded bottles, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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On Rishi Sunak’s awayday from hell, team-building exercises are the least of the Tories’ problems

The prime minister is boosting MPs’ morale with a pub quiz. Name three things the government has improved since 2010, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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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

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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’

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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

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Keir Starmer’s five missions reveal a man serious about being prime minister

We are seeing a leader emerge who is committed to the long-term work of fixing broken Britain, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Here’s the true legacy of Boris Johnson: dishonesty is standard, the Commons has lost sight of the truth

He had no regard for truthfulness, and now we see others happy to follow his example, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Starmer is right to stop Corbyn standing for Labour at the next election – but he mustn’t purge dissent

As Labour leaves special measures imposed to tackle antisemitism, it must move on: but in a way that embraces wide debate, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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My generation is sucking Britain’s young people dry. Why are politicians too scared to admit it?

The social contract between young and old is broken and inequality is out of control. The government must step in, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Assisted dying should be a right – not a crime

Letters: Barbara Bell writes about the suffering of patients she has cared for, and Nick Anderson says choice is key, but Nozmul Hussain says there would be unwanted consequences

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Today, 17 people will likely die in unimaginable pain. Here’s how you can help stop that

You will need to be brave to read these stories. But they show how assisted dying would be a change for the good, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Don’t panic when Starmer refers to NHS ‘reform’. He is thwarting Tory moves to destroy it

For too long, reform has been a ministerial code word for ‘dismantling’. Labour’s approach will be refreshingly different, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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‘Civilised European nations’ sack striking workers, do they, Grant Shapps? What nonsense

The business secretary is trying to warp reality as part of the Tories’ culture war against NHS staff, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Are you siding with Harry or the palace? Either way, you fall into the royalist trap

The prince’s tell-all media blitz was meant to lift the lid on royal failings. Even more clearly, it shows the price Britain pays for monarchy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The only course left for Sunak’s friendless government is to settle these strikes now

The Tories have even lost the support of their cheerleaders in the rightwing press, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Ministers can – and must – give nurses a fair pay rise

Letters: The government should not try to hide behind pay review bodies, write Alastair Hatchett, Peter Ball, Laurence Jackson, Jeff Brice and Alan Innes

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The Guardian and Observer charity telethon 2022: call our writers to donate

Help those struggling with the cost of living by calling writers including Marina Hyde, John Crace and Polly Toynbee with your donation

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Hidden agendas behind destruction of public institutions and the welfare state

Letters: Mary Evans on why Labour should push for reinstating full bursaries for trainee nurses, and David Simpson on the Tories’ ideological goals

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