One plan would see young workers offered early access to a slice of future pensions. It’s not perfect, but we need bold ideas
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The right’s culture war over prostate cancer screening is damaging trust in medicine | Polly Toynbee ⊖⊖⊖
The decision not to test all men and only screen the most at risk, including black men, is fact-based. Yet it’s been called ‘two-tier’ – and labelled as misandry
If the country seems to be slipping aw…
7 days ago
British politics is fractured and chaotic – but at last it’s brimming with ideas for the future | Polly Toynbee ⊕
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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
“Wouldn’t it be great if Tony Blair kept …
26 days ago
Let’s not deny the good work Labour has done. But Starmer is too timid for the radical remedies needed now | Polly Toynbee ⊖⊖
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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
Labour is in the deepest trouble. A juicy leadershi…
29 days ago
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
Calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe: the lexicon ran out…
46 days ago
Two men made mistakes over Mandelson – only one has lost his job. That should haunt Starmer | Gaby Hinsliff ⊖
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As the bodies pile up and he continues to blame everyone but himself, respect for the prime minister is draining steadily away
A good leader never asks their people to do something they wouldn’t do…
49 days ago
Labour’s great green energy plan could be a legacy as vital as the NHS | Polly Toynbee ⊕⊕
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Ed Miliband has a rare chance to do for the climate what Nye Bevan did for health: create something future generations will be proud of
It looks unlikely that Labour will emerge as the largest party a…
53 days ago
Are Axel Rudakubana’s parents responsible for his terrible crime? It’s a question many families will fear to answer | Gaby Hinsliff ⊖⊖
Lives could have been saved, had some of the adults involved acted differently. To prevent another Southport, parents must feel able to seek help
It was shortly before Axel Rudakubana left the house t…
54 days ago
Is Keir Starmer ‘complacent’ on defence? – podcast ⊕
Keir Starmer has hit back at Labour peer George Robertson’s criticisms about defence funding. Why has the government been slow to prioritise defence and what trade-offs is Keir Starmer willing to mak…
55 days ago
The Brexit delusion is dead – so now Keir Starmer doesn’t need to pretend any more | Rafael Behr ⊖⊖
To rebuild relations with Europe in a dangerous world, the prime minister needs to win big arguments, not hide behind outdated red lines
In opposition, Keir Starmer pushed Brexit to the margin of deba…