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Finally, Boris Johnson’s ministers have had enough of defending the monstrously indefensible

This cabinet of accomplices has calculated that loyalty is doing their careers more harm than good, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Families facing income woes on a par with Greece and Cyprus? That’s ‘global Britain’

A new report shows household income growth in the UK has plummeted. This is hardly the prosperity we were promised, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Beware the vultures circling over the NHS

Letters: Dr Peter Wimpenny on the threat of privatisation and what Nye Bevan would make of those who seek the destruction of the health service. Plus, Prof Alan Walker on why it should focus on prevention

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What happened to us, the children of the 1960s? We have it all: we need to give some back

UK politics is in thrall to my postwar cohort. That’s to the country’s detriment, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The NHS wreckers cannot accept that the British public still back it

The health service is struggling, but the rightwing press seems desperate to shift the blame away from the government, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Why does the UK still have such a shameful attitude to poverty and benefits?

Study after study explodes the myth of the benefit ‘scrounger’. Sympathy is growing – but apparently not among Tories, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The rail strikes are just the start. Tory cruelty has left workers no choice but to fight back

Johnson will scapegoat the unions, but after 12 years of frozen and falling wages, their members can’t afford another pay cut, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The Tories are neglecting those young people who didn’t go to university

Further adult education could be used to level up the UK, but social mobility is still not happening, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Johnson wants us to talk about the NHS instead of his future. Let’s do just that

The government’s latest diversionary tactic is a gimmick called ‘health week’. That isn’t wise, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Why becoming a republic may be risky for Britain

Letters: There are far more potent threats to democracy than having a non-elected head of state, writes Duncan Wilson in response to Polly Toynbee’s article on the monarchy. Plus letters from Roger Smith, Lyn A Dade and Michael Peel

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Boris Johnson survived the no-confidence vote. Can he cling on to power? Our panel’s verdict

Despite 41% of his MPs voting against him, the prime minister has vowed to continue

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I may be wrong but I think Boris Johnson is done for. I can’t see his Tory cult surviving

Polls show he’s increasingly reviled and his party’s attempts to counterattack are chaotic. The end feels nigh, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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For today, even republicans like me can put up with the pomp with a drink in hand

Whatever our vision of the future, there is no doubting public admiration and affection for the Queen herself, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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If Boris Johnson’s Partygate shame leads to this U-turn and help for those in need, we need more parties

Panicked, Rishi Sunak reverses course and unveils a windfall tax. He is right to panic, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Just how many lives does this disgraced prime minister have?

Of course there are photos of Johnson partying in lockdown. The mystery is how he keeps being let off, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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In the Passport Office queue I see distress, despair and the dilapidated state of Britain

Public service cuts are ruining what’s left of the essential services we all use, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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What the 2022 local election results tell us so far – the panel’s verdict

The Tories have taken significant hits in London, but how will the rest of the country play out, ask Polly Toynbee and others

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Today’s elections are the last before the Tories vandalise our democratic rights

The elections bill will deter non-Tory supporters from voting and scrap any oversight. Reform is needed more than ever before, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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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

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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

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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

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BBC set to pull the plug on Dateline London after 25 years of news debate show

One of the corporation’s longest running and most internationally respected news programmes is to be ditched at the end of the summer

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People are struggling to pay their energy bills – here’s a simple idea that could help

With 40% of us likely to fall into fuel poverty as price rises hit, what if those with the broadest shoulders took the load, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Labour can win with clear, credible and cohesive policies

Letters: The party must clarify its position on Brexit, writes Derek Robinson, while Toby Wood says it must shake off the ghost of the Corbyn experiment. Plus Harold Mozley, Roger Woodhouse and Alan Bailey on fitting Labour slogans

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They broke the law and are disgraced. Whatever they do now, shame will cling to Johnson and Sunak

They will be forever followed by tales of people who abided by the Covid rules and died alone – while Downing Street partied, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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