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Opaque party funding affects all of British politics

Letters: Readers respond to an article about Labour’s attempt to clean up donations to political parties

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The toughest job facing the new head of Ofcom: tackling the blatantly partisan GB News

It will take a regulator with grit and guts to enforce the UK’s impartiality laws. This is Labour’s chance to remedy our twisted media landscape, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Childminders are a vital, yet overlooked, part of early years care

Letters: Talk of disadvantaged children being left behind so often leaves out the workforce most likely to reach them, says Brett Wigdortz

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How will we know Labour is really cleaning up party funding? When Reform and the Tories fight like hell to stop it

Banning crypto donations is a start, but here’s what Keir Starmer really needs to do to make his the party of decent politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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A war and maybe an unprecedented depression: it’s Trump’s mania, but now all of us will pay the price

It has been possible to observe this presidency in abstract terms, but no more. The consequences of the Iran attack will affect our lives and our politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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There must be more support for young people who are seeking jobs

Letters: Readers respond to articles on the causes and effects of youth unemployment

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It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again

Labour recognises how crucial education is at the start of life, but still the poorest children are missing out, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Here’s what a reformed House of Lords could look like

Letters: Readers offer suggestions on how to make the upper chamber more relevant, in response to an article by Polly Toynbee

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Young people want to work: now there may be jobs for them

I spent a week at a London jobcentre. Those I met were smart and eager to work – and now they have a government willing to help them, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Casey’s review of adult social care offers hope

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article praising Louise Casey’s speech on social care funding

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So long, hereditary peers – but the Lords is still full of absurd anachronisms

Two-thirds of voters want an elected second chamber. The government needs a radical legacy: it should use its rare majority for this, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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A funding rethink can help BBC survive crisis

Letters: Hugh Sheppard, Michael Thorn and William Ward respond to an article by Polly Toynbee on the future of the broadcaster

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The blistering speech that tells me Britain’s social care deadlock can finally be broken

If anyone can make the public pay for a national care service, it’s Louise Casey, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Proportional representation is true rule by the people

Letters: Readers respond to Gaby Hinsliff’s defence of first past the post, and Polly Toynbee’s call for electoral reform

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In a world of lies, we need the BBC more than ever. This week could be our last chance to save it

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

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Want to stop Farage with your vote? At the moment you can’t – and Starmer must fix that

The PM’s in-tray is overflowing. But he can’t afford to neglect the real issue that is distorting our politics and the way we live, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Yes, Britain needs more babies – but Reform’s nasty plans for women won’t help

The UK, like many other countries, has a falling birthrate. But Danny Kruger’s perverse 1970s-style policies offer nothing to mothers-to-be, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Flawed council shake-up plans will not deliver savings

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article on the government’s plans to overhaul local government

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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

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

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I see two things in Gorton and Denton: palpable frustration and the need for wise voting to stop Reform

After speaking to locals, I still can’t predict the result, but a big, combined effort will be needed. Without a united front the left may splinter and lose, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Is No 10 seeking its own destruction? Why else would it botch its council plans and hand a victory to Farage?

Labour promised ‘ambitious reforms’, but it was fixing things that were not broken. And the moral: focus on what matters and stop making stupid mistakes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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It’s risky, but it could change everything: Labour is at last beginning to focus on the young

People my age have been privileged all our lives, yet we’re still the political priority. Votes at 16 is the start of a welcome change, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Public faith in politics is now in the gutter. Here’s how Labour should drag it out

With Britain sliding down the index of transparency and voters angry, the looming election bill fails to confront the real issues, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Morgan McSweeney’s fall offers a new beginning. Starmer and his cabinet had better grab it

If he and his philosophy were to blame for the government’s ills, now it can change tack. There can be no more excuses, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Decent or disastrous? Starmer’s judgment and leadership divide opinion

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Polly Toynbee in which she says she cannot understand the reason for this level of public dislike

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