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@pollytoynbee.bsky.social on @conservatives.bsky.social :
‘If Badenoch is not for turning, to survive it will need to turn her out’
She’s right, and some at #cpc26 know it
@pollytoynbee.bsky.social on @conservatives.bsky.social :
‘If Badenoch is not for turning, to survive it will need to turn her out’
She’s right, and some at #cpc26 know it
Badenoch is trying to match Farage step for step – but it’s a dance of death for the Tories | Polly Toynbee
At conference here in Birmingham I found a small battalion of centrist remainers with a vision for the Conservative party to come, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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October 6, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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@pollytoynbee.bsky.social on @conservatives.bsky.social :
‘If Badenoch is not for turning, to survive it will need to turn her out’
She’s right, and some at #cpc26 know it
@pollytoynbee.bsky.social on @conservatives.bsky.social :
‘If Badenoch is not for turning, to survive it will need to turn her out’
She’s right, and some at #cpc26 know it
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@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:-
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Please let me know if I'm wrong
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
September 22, 2026 at 8:07 AM
@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
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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This is the final chance to save the assisted dying bill. Make your mark on history. @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
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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September 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This is the final chance to save the assisted dying bill. Make your mark on history. @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
Dilemma? In a time of extremism, should public servants always obey elected politicians, regardless? David Walker in Public Money and Mangement
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September 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Dilemma? In a time of extremism, should public servants always obey elected politicians, regardless? David Walker in Public Money and Mangement
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@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.
Rules must be altered, breaking these established guidelines and parameters. 🥺
August 31, 2026 at 1:43 PM
@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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#electoralreform must happen, says @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
She’s right
@uklabour.bsky.social get with this….
#electoralreform must happen, says @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
She’s right
@uklabour.bsky.social get with this….
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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August 28, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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#electoralreform must happen, says @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
She’s right
@uklabour.bsky.social get with this….
#electoralreform must happen, says @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
She’s right
@uklabour.bsky.social get with this….
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“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
🖋️ Great piece by @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
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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August 28, 2026 at 10:59 AM
“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
🖋️ Great piece by @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
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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
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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July 27, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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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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?
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?
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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July 31, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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?
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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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
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
July 30, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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
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
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?
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?
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
www.ft.com
July 31, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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?
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?
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.
July 30, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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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CNN: "The president's overall approval rating now stands at just 34%. That matches his career low following the January 6 insurrection."
July 29, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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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@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...
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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July 30, 2026 at 6:54 AM
@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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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
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Like so much this is a leftover disaster from the #Thatcher era that needs to be fixed by social democrats
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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
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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
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Like so much this is a leftover disaster from the #Thatcher era that needs to be fixed by social democrats
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all happening at the Mail today www.dailymail.com/home/article...
July 27, 2026 at 7:33 PM
all happening at the Mail today www.dailymail.com/home/article...
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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
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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...
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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July 25, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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...
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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@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.
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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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July 1, 2026 at 7:28 AM
@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.
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This is remarkable.
June 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This is remarkable.
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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...
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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June 26, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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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Today's Briefing: Polly Toynbee @pollytoynbee.bsky.social | Karen Greenberg | Timi Iwayemi
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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
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
June 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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
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