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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Plans are under way to finally help Britain’s unemployed young people – will Labour pull it off? | Polly Toynbee
Alan Milburn is preparing to implement his report to bring young people back into work. Let’s hope the government will see it through, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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His Royal Huwness 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐸🇵🇸🇪🇺 @litterygeniarse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@pollytoynbee.bsky.social My analysis is nearly a year old. I almost fear updating it. I think the methodology is sound. Quite frankly I'm amazed that UK news/politics media haven't done similar:- johnhuwevans.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/r... Please let me know if I'm wrong
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Right Wing Politics in the UK – 2025
By Cassander This essay will compare UK Conservatives, Reform & Labour with historical Fascism/Naziism, looking at Scapegoats and Warning signs. It’s just over ten pages. Reform PLC I had thoug…
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My Death, My Decision @mydeathmydecision.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is the final chance to save the assisted dying bill. Make your mark on history. @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
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My plea to MPs: this is the final chance to save the assisted dying bill. Make your mark on history | Polly Toynbee
Any MP not voting for it on Friday will condemn thousands of us to die in agony. The public is hugely in favour too, so do the right thing, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Dilemma? In a time of extremism, should public servants always obey elected politicians, regardless? David Walker in Public Money and Mangement mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#se...
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Jenny Symien @symienjennifer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@pollytoynbee.bsky.social Very much the sentiments you found in your research into the rich view of the poor: An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals.
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #electoralreform must happen, says @pollytoynbee.bsky.social She’s right @uklabour.bsky.social get with this….
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Burnham electrified the Labour party by talking about electoral reform – now he needs to act on it | Polly Toynbee
The prime minister has lifted the spirits of the public and party members, and must use that goodwill to push through change, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“Now here we are with an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill next week that calls for a National Commission on the electoral sytem. A new YouGov poll finds that most Labour MPs support it, by 55% to 29%” 🖋️ Great piece by @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
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Burnham electrified the Labour party by talking about electoral reform – now he needs to act on it | Polly Toynbee
The prime minister has lifted the spirits of the public and party members, and must use that goodwill to push through change, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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AliceC @alicehyc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
@theguardian.com Opinion by @pollytoynbee.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/Mibks...
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Gen Z and millennials: I'm sorry on behalf of my generation | Opinion
YouTube video by The Guardian
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It’s a rip-off price, the vendor is toxic, and it seems the software doesnt deliver: www.ft.com/content/cbd1... Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, study says
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Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, study says
Think-tank’s findings likely to add to calls for audit of NHS England claims around Federated Data Platform
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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Non-doms did not flee! Rachel Reeves kept her nerve and stopped this strange tax break: HMRC says fewer than 1% left. www.ft.com/content/655a... No need to be blown off-course in taxing hyper-wealth fairly. Why live in the Caymans with your money, not London the magnificent?
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Data suggests fears of UK ‘non-dom’ exodus overblown
Number fell by just 0.5% in 2024-25, casting doubt on claims tougher rules would lead to wealthy people leaving
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 30/07/2026
the four stages: 1. Allister Heath's columns are not real 2. Allister Heath's columns are not serious 3. OK, they are real and serious but it's too late to do anything about them 4. Our only hope is to find a way of adapting to Allister Heath's columns
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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Non-doms did not flee! Rachel Reeves kept her nerve and stopped this strange tax break: HMRC says fewer than 1% left. www.ft.com/content/655a... No need to be blown off-course in taxing hyper-wealth fairly. Why live in the Caymans with your money, not London the magnificent?
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Data suggests fears of UK ‘non-dom’ exodus overblown
Number fell by just 0.5% in 2024-25, casting doubt on claims tougher rules would lead to wealthy people leaving
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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Love's Labours Lost at Shakespeares Globe, opened last night, one of the best! Beautiful to look at, astounding dancing and great performances, none better than Norah Lopez-Holden, flamenco Princess. A delight on a hot summer's evening.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/07/2026
CNN: "The president's overall approval rating now stands at just 34%. That matches his career low following the January 6 insurrection."
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Phil Hamlyn Williams #FBPE #FBPPR @philwriter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
@pollytoynbee.bsky.social thank you for your very frank article on care. I watched my mum die with dementia and I live in fear that the same awaits me. I saw the wonderful care she received. Andy Burnham is right to fight for this for eveyone. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Battles loom over social care, but this fight must be won. At last, we have a PM who believes that | Polly Toynbee
Burnham seems ready to use his power and influence. He understands the depth of this crisis: the task is persuading all those still in denial, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Cllr Corin Ashwell @corinja.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Largely agree with @pollytoynbee.bsky.social here - brave & necessary of new PM Andy Burnham to try to tackle the crisis in #SocialCare in the UK. Like so much this is a leftover disaster from the #Thatcher era that needs to be fixed by social democrats www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Battles loom over social care, but this fight must be won. At last, we have a PM who believes that | Polly Toynbee
Burnham seems ready to use his power and influence. He understands the depth of this crisis: the task is persuading all those still in denial, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 27/07/2026
all happening at the Mail today www.dailymail.com/home/article...
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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Reader Q&A: Ask Polly Toynbee about Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister
After seven days in charge, how is the new UK PM doing? Send your questions to our columnist Polly Toynbee about Andy Burnham and his new government, his policy announcements so far, and what he needs...
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Richard Partington @rjpartington.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
When the editor of the Guardian finds out her econ correspondent is from the same Warrington suburb as the new Prime Minister… A pleasure, yet daunting to write. Hope I’ve done Culcheth justice: I grew up near Andy Burnham. This is what shaped the UK’s new PM www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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I grew up near Andy Burnham. This is what shaped the UK’s new PM
In the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern PM in half a century
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Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
@pollytoynbee.bsky.social argues that PM Keir Starmer especially needed to leave No. 10 because he seemed unable to halt or reverse Farage’s quick scary rise in recent elections, and keep him from becoming an unusually hateful and incompetent Prime Minister. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ignore the miserabilists: Andy Burnham as PM is a moment when things really can get better | Polly Toynbee
He’s the only person who can keep Nigel Farage out of Downing Street, so let’s embrace his unique blend of optimism and realism, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 26/06/2026
This is remarkable.
Bar chart which shows y-axis running 0-8000, and x-axis showing years 2019 and 2024. For 2019, a light orange bar runs up to just over 6000, with a darker orange running up to 8000. For 2024, a green bar runs up to 4000, with a dark green running to about 5000. The text "40% lower" is on the lighter green bar. Text at the top of the graphic reads "Estimated air pollution deaths are down by around 40%. New analysis estimates deaths associated with air pollution in London reduced substantially between 2019 and 2024." Text at the bottom of the graphic reads "Note: darker shading shows estimated ranges. Data based on a comparison of estimated mortality burden using updated methods and a scenario-based analysis where only air pollution changes. Source: london.gov.uk/aqmortality". The Mayor of London logo sits in the bottom right-hand corner.
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Phil Hamlyn Williams #FBPE #FBPPR @philwriter.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Thank you @pollytoynbee.bsky.social for your positive piece about the possible new government. You are surely right about being radical as the only way to restore the country and keep Farage from power. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ignore the miserabilists: Andy Burnham as PM is a moment when things really can get better | Polly Toynbee
He’s the only person who can keep Nigel Farage out of Downing Street, so let’s embrace his unique blend of optimism and realism, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today's Briefing: Polly Toynbee @pollytoynbee.bsky.social | Karen Greenberg | Timi Iwayemi soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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June 22, 2026 - Polly Toynbee | Karen Greenberg | Timi Iwayemi
The UK's PM Resigns With a People-Friendly Andy Burnham Poised to Replace Him | Why Did Republican Senators Confirm a Russian-Friendly Asset to Head U.S. Intel Who Took Her Marching Orders From a Homo
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
For Fathers' Day, Keir Starmer posts a photo of his own father, who died in 2018, and a non-political message. The replies are a torrent of vitriol & cruelty, all with hundreds of Likes. We complain a lot about the quality of leadership, but there's a huge problem with the way we treat politicians
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This is the perfect Kemi Badenoch line: obviously crazy, coarsens our politics and the kind of thing that collapses if she ever put herself somewhere she might face a gentle follow-up question. What does she think the Gestapo *did*?
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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Puzzling: the right who want "freedom" to subject kids to extremist danger online of all kinds, esp pornography, don't object to film classifications by age, and get outraged at any gay books in school libraries, Section 28 etc "Free" from regulation to give babies arsenic and lead infused toys?
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Ben Fuller @politicsastar.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
In the weapons V welfare debate @pollytoynbee.bsky.social wonders why the right never ask about the pension triple lock (the big DWP💰escalator) or defence procurement waste, just cuts which will push children & the poor deeper into poverty #Defence #G7 #r4today www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The right wants money for defence. It should start with MoD wastefulness – or even the pensioner triple lock | Polly Toynbee
There is nothing left to be squeezed from disabled people or families, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Sebastian Kraemer @sebkraemer.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
'Even those doubting Andy Burnham as PM have no choice but to pray that his unique popularity, warmth and principled clarity will triumph against Faragism' @pollytoynbee.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Left, right and centre – I see all strands of the Labour tribe pulling together in Makerfield. This is bigger than Burnham | Polly Toynbee
Everyone here knows this is a sliding doors moment. A win could be a new beginning for the party, a loss an unimaginable calamity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
He’s been wanting boots on the ground in Iran since the Hostage Crisis was ongoing—there’s a 1980 interview on YT—but he specifically named Kharg Island when speaking with @pollytoynbee.bsky.social in 1988—he believes in the Short Victorious War bc Manliness www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Polly Toynbee’s 1988 interview with Donald Trump | Polly Toynbee
Ahead of the inauguration of the president-elect, the Guardian writer reflected on her interview nearly 30 years ago. Here it is in full
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Quite a lot of blue sky here from @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
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British politics is fractured and chaotic – but at last it’s brimming with ideas for the future | Polly Toynbee
Finally, Labour is talking policy, thanks to the leadership contest and Tony Blair’s intervention – and the centre-right is making a much-needed fightback too, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Get Me Zarniwoop @martinmorrey.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
These days Blair's opinions just seem to reflect those of his paymasters, especially Larry Ellison 🤮 Talking policy is great in opposition, but shouldn't governments be judged on delivery? 🤷 fullfact.org/government-t...
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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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British politics is fractured and chaotic – but at last it’s brimming with ideas for the future | Polly Toynbee
Finally, Labour is talking policy, thanks to the leadership contest and Tony Blair’s intervention – and the centre-right is making a much-needed fightback too, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Phil Hamlyn Williams #FBPE #FBPPR @philwriter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
For me it was Alan Milburn and not Tony Blair who cleared the air for serious debate of policies to tackle the mountain of problems facing the country. He talk about something really important. @pollytoynbee.bsky.social your article has left me exhilarated www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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British politics is fractured and chaotic – but at last it’s brimming with ideas for the future | Polly Toynbee
Finally, Labour is talking policy, thanks to the leadership contest and Tony Blair’s intervention – and the centre-right is making a much-needed fightback too, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Sorry—no one tricked him, Trump has been jonesing for this war since the Hostage Crisis, as he has stated in interviews since Oct 1980. In 1988 he even stated explicitly to @pollytoynbee.bsky.social he would conquer them to take the oil at Kharg Island if POTUS: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Polly Toynbee’s 1988 interview with Donald Trump | Polly Toynbee
Ahead of the inauguration of the president-elect, the Guardian writer reflected on her interview nearly 30 years ago. Here it is in full
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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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Here is Andy Burnham’s route to save Labour: a new manifesto, a new election and electoral reform | Polly Toynbee
Proportional representation can rescue Britain’s warped politics. It could stop Nigel Farage arriving at No 10 with less than 30% of the vote, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
And then in 1988, he went into even more detail about why he would invade Iran if he were president, to take the oil at Kharg Island & make the world respect us again—a prescient interview with @pollytoynbee.bsky.social republished before his first inauguration: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Polly Toynbee’s 1988 interview with Donald Trump | Polly Toynbee
Ahead of the inauguration of the president-elect, the Guardian writer reflected on her interview nearly 30 years ago. Here it is in full
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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Note this: Farage wins local elections, real danger of him becoming next PM - Bond markets seemed cool with that. Slight suggestion Labour might move a bit leftwards after Starmer and bond markets shoot up to worst since 1998. Who are they, exactly?
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Phil Hamlyn Williams #FBPE #FBPPR @philwriter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
So much good has been done by this government and no one has noticed. Farage is seen as the best potential Prime Minister with zero evidence. I fail to understand! @pollytoynbee.bsky.social your article sets out what else must be done and I agree.
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Sebastian Kraemer @sebkraemer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
'Labour has to confront what voters said deafeningly in the local elections: not Labour and, crushingly, not Keir Starmer' @pollytoynbee.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Let’s not deny the good work Labour has done. But Starmer is too timid for the radical remedies needed now | Polly Toynbee
Rejoining the EU, massive tax reform, scrapping the pension triple lock – a new leader must summon a sense of emergency and deal with the big issues, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Head of Zeus @headofzeus.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
'Astounding and terrifying story' @pollytoynbee.bsky.social It's publication day for #GhostsOfIronMountain by @philtinline.bsky.social on how America ended up trapped in a nightmare of conspiracy theories. Out now: geni.us/GOIMPBorgsoc
Book cover for "Ghosts of Iron Mountain" by Phil Tinline, featuring a monochrome redacted text evoking the American flag with black bars through text and a black box replacing the stars. The background displays a manila folder. Below the cover, there's a quote from Polly Toynbee praising the book.
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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Note this: Farage wins local elections, real danger of him becoming next PM - Bond markets seemed cool with that. Slight suggestion Labour might move a bit leftwards after Starmer and bond markets shoot up to worst since 1998. Who are they, exactly?
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John Spicer @johnspicer3.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Never a truer word said. In this occasion it’s @pollytoynbee.bsky.social in @theguardian.com
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There should be one thing on Starmer’s mind: not keeping his job, but keeping out Reform | Polly Toynbee
His speech today was OK, but nowhere near enough. Now the risk is that the longer he stays in No 10, the harder it will be to stop Britain’s Trump, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
She's right. 'The UK’s non-constitution with vast Henry VIII powers would give Farage fewer checks & balances than Trump. His attempt to justify a £5m personal gift suggests this could lead to kleptocracy. There are no guardrails.' via @pollytoynbee.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There should be one thing on Starmer’s mind: not keeping his job, but keeping out Reform | Polly Toynbee
His speech today was OK, but nowhere near enough. Now the risk is that the longer he stays in No 10, the harder it will be to stop Britain’s Trump, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The conclusion "Reform won the seat from Lab therefore biggest vote swing is Lab to Reform" does not follow from this pattern. There are multiple vote flows here: Lab to Grn, Lab to abstain, Lab to Ref, Con to Ref, abstain to Ref...Lab to Ref is only one part of this, not typically the largest
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"Of the editorials and opinion pieces we flagged at the Telegraph, Mail, Express and Sun, between 39% and 60% included at least three misleading statements."
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How does the UK press report net zero? We studied 500 articles to find out
In four right-wing newspapers, more than 70% of opinion articles contained at least one misleading statement.
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pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Do great good for minimal effort: join the latest great medical research cohort, Our Future Health, as I urge today. Great that UKBiobank lost virtually no participants after its data was briefly breached. Sign up today, good people.
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UK Biobank has my data, but I’m not worried. I know the benefits are too great to consider pulling out | Polly Toynbee
Longitudinal studies are a research jewel, shedding light on motor neurone disease, cot deaths, Alzheimer’s and more. Don’t let the security breach in China put you off joining one, says Guardian colu...
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Ben Fuller @politicsastar.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
A pity @pollytoynbee.bsky.social doesn’t still work for BBC News - they really need to give more energy to policy & strategy, less to battles between political personalities & Westminster gossip, her focus in today’s column below⬇️ #bbcnews #r4today #bbclaurak #ChrisMason #bbcqt
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/04/2026
Kinnock: “Growing numbers want greater closeness with Europe: not out of sentiment, but out of hard-headed self-interest." Read the piece in The Observer here: observer.co.uk/news/opinion-and-ide…
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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
‘They’re all the same!’ Has angry anti-politics made leadership impossible? It’s a good question posed here by @pollytoynbee.bsky.social.
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Phil Hamlyn Williams #FBPE #FBPPR @philwriter.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
My only sadness is that not enough people will read your common sense appraisal of the welfare/defence debate. @pollytoynbee.bsky.social I have argued before that from the Attlee government onwards our attachment to a nuclear deterrent was and is beyond our means www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A question for those desperate to cut benefits to fund defence: who exactly are you willing to impoverish? | Polly Toynbee
George Robertson has joined Reform and the Tories in making the case. Look welfare recipients in the face and say that, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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