Polly Toynbee

Rebuilding a complex and broken system into one that’s fair for all, and in the face of steely opposition: that will be the PM’s real challenge, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

At conference here in Birmingham I’ve found a growing swell of opposition to the leader – and a vision of the Conservative party to come, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

You can walk all the way from Somerset to Sussex without crossing a Tory-run constituency, if you wish.

Preparing her first report on England’s social care system, the peer says ‘everything is on the table’. This should include older people’s wealth, rather than taxes on younger workers, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The current system is unable to quench the public thirst for locking people up – and certainly doesn’t ensure proper care once they are released, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Public services need more investment across the board. Every day, another wretched story.

We saw last time what reckless reliance on close polling led to. The omertà on rejoining has now been broken, but it would be folly to move too soon, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

When I hear that word again, a shudder runs down my spine. I want to groan, hold my head in my hands and wail. The horror! No, never again, not another referendum. But the idea is back in play as Andy Burnham looks for ways to reverse a decade of...

The London Assembly’s Andrew Boff is one of many who reject Kemi Badenoch’s authoritarian position. They are the only chance for the party’s future, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Bankers have barely begun to repay the billions they cost the country after 2008. In this PM they may have met their match, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee