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#PollyToynbee The Guardian (UK Main): Plans are under way to finally helpBritain’s unemployed young people – will Labour pull it off? | Polly Toynbee - https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/end-of-line.html#TheGuardianUKMain
September 25, 2026 at 6:29 PM
justiceseer.bsky.social
Oh puhleese?🤦 ..Is #PollyToynbee STILL churning out..her #Blairite..CentristClaptrap?😖

Can she just be *retired*, soon as!🤢
September 3, 2026 at 9:16 PM
dralbertazziuk.bsky.social
The duality of Polly Toynbee:

📉 Phase 1: "The populist radical right tide is finally turning!"
📈 Phase 2 (Post-May elections): "Is this the end of mainstream politics in Britain?"

Life comes at you fast in the columns. ✍️

#UKPolitics #PollyToynbee
April 14, 2026 at 7:12 AM
adamwisent.bsky.social
Really #Sad the #Guardian's #PollyToynbee is so out of touch, & still flogging the #DeadHorse of #BrexshitBritain's #TaxFunded #StatePropagandaTelevisionService. The #BBC is now nothing more than the #Mouthpiece of the #FarRight. It desperately needs abolishing

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In a world of lies, we need the BBC more than ever. This week could be our last chance to save it | Polly Toynbee
As the public consultation on the BBC nears its end, the right will be out in force to undermine it. But its supporters can do their bit – with this guidance, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2026 at 10:46 AM
jazztee.bsky.social
The antonym of a Pollyanna is a PollyToynbee…
March 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
stiles-tyson.bsky.social
#PollyToynbee"To stop #Reform, #Labour needs to please and appease all those it has disappointed."

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I have seen the scale of the mountain Labour has to climb in Gorton and Denton – but also the way it can do it | Polly Toynbee
In focus groups, people are clear they want to stop Farage at all costs. Labour must now reach out to the progressives it has disappointed, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2026 at 1:12 PM
sian37.bsky.social
Worth a read.

“Somehow, the grooming gangs of Rotherham cause more visceral disgust and outcry than exploitation of these equally vulnerable victims procured for the lusts of the wealthy”

#pollytoynbee #theguardian #petermandelson #epstein #Starmer

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It’s tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson’s sleaze – but it’s a matter of when, not if | Polly Toynbee
With three years left and a huge majority, Labour can govern with more humility and deliver real change. But with Starmer at the helm? I can’t see it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
stiles-tyson.bsky.social
#PollyToynbee: 'Here is the #Starmer tragedy, a good and clever man not made for politics or leadership. His lack of arrogance and his earnest endeavour is what his admirers like, but lack of political instinct and firmness of direction is a fatal flaw.'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
2legged.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy
"Here is the Starmer tragedy, a good and clever man not made for politics or leadership", writes #pollytoynbee in #theguardian.

https://archive.is/Xu2cL / https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/26/andy-burnham-labour-new-leader

This is a deranged denial of reality.

#starmer is a […]
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January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
stiles-tyson.bsky.social
#PollyToynbee: 'In their long-delayed choice of a new archbishop of Canterbury, the C of E needs an unhesitating opponent of Christian nationalism. There is a time for understanding, but this is a time for denouncing racist demagogues & shaming their supporters.'
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The hard right is claiming the cross – and true Christians should not allow it | Polly Toynbee
British church leaders have finally spoken out about the dangerous rise of Christian nationalism. But their message was far too timid, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
rtruscott.bsky.social
Let me tell you the good things the government has done in 2025 – because it certainly won’t - good old ⁦‪@pollytoynbee‬⁩ can always be relied on to tell the Labour govt.’s good story even when Starmer & Co won’t say it themselves! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let me tell you the good things the government has done in 2025 – because it certainly won’t | Polly Toynbee
It’s all there: more apprenticeships, more rights for workers and renters – and most of all, a focus on children. What a shame Labour wavers about saying so, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
article39.bsky.social
This from @pollytoynbee yesterday. Three children meeting their mum on her third bus home from work, to be able to spend time with her. No. This isn't what the Convention on the Rights of the Child imagined for them. Or for any other children. #CRC30
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
fatbadger442.bsky.social
It's "peg on your nose" time again, plebs.

#PollyToynbee #RightWingShitBag

Now is not the time for a Labour leadership election | Polly Toynbee www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Now is not the time for a Labour leadership election | Polly Toynbee
The focus should be on talking up this government’s achievements so far – and preventing a Reform victory, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
juanwild.bsky.social
Guardian ridiculed over article on the silver lining of Starmerism..
#Britain..#Labour..#PollyToynbee www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Guardian ridiculed over article on the silver lining of Starmerism
One Guardian columnist claims Starmer's unpopularity could be "liberating" - let's liberate him from office and stop the half-measure policies
www.thecanary.co
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
robinthemint.bsky.social
I think this article by @pollytoynbee should be shared widely. All decent people should now rally to one cause - to defeat Reform. Labour should refocus.

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From now on, Labour has one mission only. It must focus on saving Britain from Farage | Polly Toynbee www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
From now on, Labour has one mission only. It must focus on saving Britain from Farage | Polly Toynbee
The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and clarity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
stiles-tyson.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#PollyToynbee nails it. The #Heathrow plans make me sick, and so does the undermining of #rail transport.
August 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
ianmuircochrane.bsky.social
What was the state of the country that Labour inherited? How is the government doing since then? I am looking forward to hearing answers from @pollytoynbee and David Walker #TheOnlyWayIsUp @BuxtonFestival 19 JULY @clarealexander6887 @clare_drysdale
July 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
gjsathyamoorthy.bsky.social
Great quote in the @theguardian.com from @pollytoynbee to Labour MPs Starmer appears at best like a kind of political weekend Dad: largely absent from everyday life reluctant to get involved in political battles but swooping in at the last minute to issue orders
July 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
damerainbowwarrior.bsky.social
Are any of these celebs on BlueSky?
@carolvorders @CharlesTannock @charltonbrooker @charlottechurch @thehistoryguy @Baddiel @MitchBenn @NicolaSturgeon @paullewismoney @petshopboys @PeterEgan6 @karl1953howman @PhilipPullman @pollytoynbee @richardbranson @richardosman @rioferdy5 @arobertwebb
#Rejoin
May 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
stiles-tyson.bsky.social
Thank you #PollyToynbee for this very thoughtful column on #KeirStarmer's #immigration plan.

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It’s the great immigration experiment. But will Starmer test Labour to destruction? | Polly Toynbee
There’s more to this policy than merely chasing Nigel Farage. But it risks driving voters towards the Lib Dems and Greens, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
labour4pr.bsky.social
"As Labour last year won a shocking 63% of seats on 34% of votes, so could Farage win a majority on puny votes", writes @pollytoynbee

"Electoral reform is now in every party’s interest, and above all, in voters'"

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Enjoy this victory, Nigel Farage – because it could also be the start of your downfall | Polly Toynbee
This week’s election results are a huge boon for Reform UK. But success comes with more pressure, more scrutiny and the risk of bruising exposure, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
claptonalice.bsky.social
Planning permission for 300,000 homes in London extant, not built. Ludicrous to blame planning. @pollytoynbee @theguardian.com

Anyway.. housing crisis is not about building. It's about affordability +OBR confirms building homes will not reduce house prices.

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Britain needs houses, and Labour’s bold plan will address that. But it may require more migrants | Polly Toynbee
Ministers are ready to be relentless over planning reform. There is a skills gap though – and they must be brave enough to fill it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
stiles-tyson.bsky.social
#PollyToynbee 'Since students make up 40% of total “immigrant” numbers, why not remove from the statistics all except those who eventually stay?'
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Trump is pushing students towards Britain – ministers, don’t let your immigration obsession stand in the way | Polly Toynbee
Beleaguered UK universities have a golden opportunity. If the government passes it up, it risks billions in revenue, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
bremaininspain.com
Tell the truth about Brexit 'by daring to confront the Brexiters head on.'
No tiptoeing through the tulips; no beating about the bush; just tell people the truth, even at street stalls. Good article from @PollyToynbee.

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Rachel Reeves is all about growth. So why won’t she admit that Brexit is its worst enemy? | Polly Toynbee
Our exit from the EU won’t be a focus of the spring statement, but it should be. Most now accept the need for closer ties, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
carolinelucas.bsky.social
“Now’s the moment to speak honestly about Brexit’s colossal harm. Most know it already. Even 54% of Britons who voted leave …say they would accept free movement for UK & EU citizens in exchange for single market access” Spot on ⁦‪@pollytoynbee‬⁩ Labour urgently needs to start making the case 👇
Rachel Reeves is all about growth. So why won’t she admit that Brexit is its worst enemy? | Polly Toynbee
Our exit from the EU won’t be a focus of the spring statement, but it should be. Most now accept the need for closer ties, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM