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Is this the budget Britain needs? Our panel responds

In Labour’s first budget for almost 15 years, Rachel Reeves has unveiled tax rises and promises of investment in public services

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Rachel Reeves needs more than just policies if she wants to make this week’s budget sing

The mood music matters as much as the numbers, particularly since so few Britons understand how taxes actually work, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Another day, another social care review. But don’t despair, it may actually work this time

Though royal commissions have a bad reputation, this is a real chance to establish a realistic plan before it is too late, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Labour gave us Sure Start to tackle child poverty. Now it should hike tax to keep it

The Tories put British children’s prospects of escaping a poor background into reverse. This is Labour’s chance to fix that, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Private sector offers to the NHS must beat ‘one for the price of two’ deal

Brief letters: Streeting’s scepticism | The force of female artists | Accordion jokes | Defining ‘scientific racism’ | Tesco’s solar energy drive

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Don’t listen to the Tories – Labour is right to raise taxes

The rumoured rise in national insurance on employers makes sense. As for claims Labour promised not to do that: it didn’t, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Let’s get this straight: private healthcare will and must work for the NHS – not the other way around

Labour is right not to be squeamish about independent healthcare firms, but Wes Streeting seems wise enough to prioritise public benefit, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The super-rich claim they’ll flee to escape a Labour ‘tax grab’. Here’s an idea for how to stop them

If the 1% follow through on their threats, an ‘exit tax’ could raise £500m a year – by plucking golden feathers as they take flight, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Two deaths shaped my belief in the right to die. This bill could change everything

It’s too late for my mother and friend, but the assisted dying bill could end the appalling suffering of countless others, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Fibs and failures in the Tory party and beyond

Letters: Jeremy Cushing on the lies that politicians are forced to tell, David Diprose on a catalogue of failure in British political leadership, plus letters on Kemi Badenoch and Liz Truss

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Time is ticking for Labour to scrap the two-child limit – and then make Britain a welcoming place for children again

Axing the cap is the first step towards pulling children out of poverty. Could £2.5bn ever be better spent, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Call this a party conference? It’s more like a weird Tory festival of mass delusion

Delegates are confused about the past and mired in false hope about their future, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Let’s celebrate social mobility, not hide it

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article on why politicians and others should be honest about their class origins

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Rachel Reeves’ mission must be to invest in a sustainable future

Letters: Readers respond to an editorial about the chancellor dismissing a return to austerity in her speech to Labour conference

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Take it from me (and Keir Starmer) – you should never pretend to be more working class than you are

The rightwing press will always try to pick apart Labour MPs’ origin stories. Far better to be honest about your roots, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Labour has been overdoing the doom and gloom – but now Reeves has given us a glimpse of sunshine

Though the freebies scandal soured the start of conference, the party can regain the moral high ground, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Fear and sanctions have failed to get Britain working. Why not try tea and empathy?

A radical rebrand will get people off benefits and into training and work, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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If Keir Starmer wants to be braver than Tony Blair, this is how: ignore the neanderthal right on crime

The rate of violent offences is plummeting but, thanks to rightwing dishonesty, much of the public still believes it is rising, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The NHS is in critical condition – but with the right care, it can make a recovery

Lord Darzi’s damning report on the crisis facing our health service will be the benchmark from which improvements will be judged, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Beaten, marooned, demoralised – and yet still the right clings to Thatcher. I’ve seen them: they’re so lost

I went to a conference of rightwing pollsters and party grandees. It seems their only way forward is to look back, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The anti-Labour rightwing press is on the warpath. If you wanted this government, defend it

The new government deserves more cheerleaders for policies such as investing in green energy and supporting workers, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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How can Labour avoid the ‘union paymasters’ jibes? By banning all large donations

There is no comparison between Labour’s transparent union funding and murky donations to the Tories – but stopping it all would be the best way to clean up politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Say it loud and rejoice: the days of anti-union worker exploitation in Britain are coming to an end

We’re getting back the employment rights snatched by the Tories. That could change life for millions of people, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The far right promised violence and mayhem last night – but decency took back the streets

If we have turned a corner, it is mainly because communities refused to stand for racism and thuggery, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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England’s GPs are squaring up to the government – but it’s an unnecessary battle

The tragedy for patients if industrial action seriously disrupts treatment is that doctors and ministers pretty much agree, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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