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How old is too old? I’m 77 and I don’t know yet. But I will when I get there

I get advice about my age on social media (not all of it friendly), but I’m sanguine about life without youthful anxieties, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The right’s Brexit ‘bonfire of red tape’ was just wind and smoke. And even Tories want more regulation now

Despite the huffing of ideologues, the world has moved on. Voters and businesses are calling for more effective protections, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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It’s Sunak’s doom loop: the more desperate and cruel the Tories become, the more voters reject them

The hatred these Conservatives feel for their country isn’t just because of the polls: they also despise the sea change in British politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The Tories’ poisonous anti-culture politics has crushed the arts. Bring on election night

Museums have closed and festivals lost funding – but Labour will restore Britain’s creative superpower status, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The expansion of free childcare has been a Tory-fied mess of a bright Labour idea

On a visit to a combined nursery and primary school, I saw how early years provision can really be transformed, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Let’s end the annual torture of GCSE resits – and give students qualifications they’ll actually use

Compulsory maths and English retakes speak of a system that ignores pupils’ real talents. But hope is on the horizon, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Jammed 999 lines and not enough ambulances to go round: come see the sharp end of this NHS crisis

At an ambulance dispatch centre in Kent, I saw the sheer scale of the task that lies ahead of Labour to restore the nation’s health, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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How did I mark Mother’s Day? With a dream about putting mine in a home

A few hours later, I made the mistake of telling Mum all about it. And she was not amused, writes Zoe Williams

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There’s no such thing as a free lunch for schools – but bring on the Toynbee Glee Scale for Ofsted

Letters: Jess Hindes says any new government planning to increase free school meals needs to pay for that, Yvonne Williams extols the benefits of further education, and Dr Helen Care suggests implementing a glee scale for schools

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The Tories have sucked the joy from the education system. Here are three ways Labour can bring it back

Keir Starmer should revitalise Sure Start, focus on children’s happiness – and give a crucial boost to further education, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Most Britons say poor people deserve support. So what do Sunak’s Tories do? Cut, cut, cut

Slashing benefits will push even more people into poverty. Neither Labour nor Conservative voters want it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The Commons needed to focus on the horror in Gaza. Instead this was a grubby game of political chess

The talk today is whether Lindsay Hoyle will survive. That is so wrong, as is the fact that MPs’ safety fears now cloud our politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Labour must overcome its small-c conservatism

Letters: Readers respond to articles by Yanis Varoufakis, Polly Toynbee and George Monbiot on Labour’s economic policies

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The Tory press can publish all the tax avoidance guides they like - the rich won’t flee a Labour government

The scare-mongering will come to nothing. Britain’s super-wealthy know that moving abroad would be bad for business, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The Tory press can publish all the tax avoidance guides they like – the rich won’t flee a Labour government

The scare-mongering will come to nothing. Britain’s super-wealthy know that moving abroad would be bad for business, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The voters of Wellingborough and Kingswood said one thing with one voice: the Tory era is over

Both byelections showed people want change. They should also embolden Labour to be braver, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Britain’s party leaders should heed overseas voters’ concerns

Letters: Readers react to an article by Polly Toynbee on expatriate citizens being given votes for life

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We’ve heard lots about what Labour won’t do, but here’s something they should: close the Tories’ tax loopholes

Rachel Reeves has ruled out a wealth tax, but she’ll need to raise revenue somehow – and there are still good options available, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Starmer’s £28bn green plan was bungled but Labour still has bold hopes for the country – and the planet

Even if pared back, the party still has the only real growth policy in town, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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First photo ID, now votes for expats: the Tories are showing us exactly what election rigging looks like

The government is deterring young and poor people from voting – but no amount of gerrymandering will save its bacon, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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It’s time for Labour to kick back against the Tory attacks. This is where it should start

Why is £28bn of green spending endlessly scrutinised while the Conservatives get a free pass on their new round of painful austerity, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Wales has been brave enough to completely rethink the hated council tax. Take note, England

The Senedd’s plan to shift the burden of this levy away from those on lower incomes shows how real levelling up can work, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Education will be poorer if religion is banned from schools

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article about the prayer row at Michaela community school in London

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Banning prayer rituals in school? Just get religion out of education completely

Many who praise a headteacher for preventing Muslim prayers are oddly sanguine about the number of faith schools in Britain, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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The prognosis for general practice is bleak

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Polly Toynbee about the impossible position GPs are in

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