Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist. Her books include Dismembered: How the attack on the state harms us all, co-authored with David Walker. Twitter @pollytoynbee
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How dangerous is Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's new president?How did a far-right, pro-torture, dictatorship-praising populist become Brazil’s president-elect? The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, describes his run-in with Bolsonaro and the fallout from his election. Plus: Polly Toynbee on her Newsnight confrontation with the UK’s former chancellor George OsbornePodcast -
Britain’s last budget in the EU is a sticking plaster for a nation in declineThe economic blowback from Brexit is unknowable, but even so, Philip Hammond is fixing none of the country’s woes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee -
May’s great escape is as phoney as the loyalty of her Brexit-loving MPsThe prime minister has defied the Tory head-bangers but is still stuck in a hell of her own making, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee -
A budget to end austerity? Only if Hammond makes the rich payTheresa May’s foolish promise offers never-ending open goals for Labour, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Even the rightwing press agree: Corbyn is winning the battle of ideasThe Mail is among those warning that Corbyn is crushing a stale Tory party, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee -
Astute and laser-focused, John McDonnell can win a radical mandate for LabourThe shadow chancellor has the talent and backing to convince a country that has rejected klepto-capitalism, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee -
Social care is already in crisis – these visa plans would be a hammer blowBanning visas for lower-skilled workers – as the MAC suggests – would be a disaster for this already understaffed industry, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee -
If Labour is serious about power it must back a people’s vote on BrexitNext week’s conference is the party’s chance to save the country from Tory chaos, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee



Theresa May’s Brexit deal solves nothing: open warfare is about to begin