Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

@pollytoynbee London, UK
Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist, formerly BBC social affairs editor. Her latest book, with David Walker is The Verdict - Did Labour Change Britain?
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r@v
@ remember Peter Mandelson's Excalibur rebuttal unit?Being that back.
 
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Ed Miliband
The PM is wasting £3.45bn on NHS restructuring whilst cutting 48000 nursing jobs. Tell him to drop his Health Bill:
 
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Alastair Campbell
Guardian says Polly Toynbee of the view happiness deficit can only be met by fairer distribution of resources. Bulk of research says spot on
 
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Polly Toynbee
Time for Labour shadow cabinet to roll up their sleeves and oppose bad policies with forensic facts: stop navel-gazing
 
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Polly Toynbee
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@ Ditto: chaos at Victoria, delayed and cancelled trains - bad day for fare hikes
 
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Naveed Memon
@ Forked out just under £4k for season ticket. 1st train I try to catch cancelled. 2nd is currently 30 mins late. JOKE!
 
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Polly Toynbee
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@ And Byrne shld stress 70bn stolen by tax evaders + legal loopholes. Tax officers bring in multiples more than benefits officrs
 
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ResolutionFoundation
Latest report on how inflation (inc. transport) is eroding living standards - Priced Out by Donald Hirsch
 
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Polly Toynbee
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@ On train to beloved Brighton: fares up as you say
 
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False Economy
NEW POST: Stop the rail fare rip-off - join today
 
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Clare Gerada
Why are we dismantling the at the same time as having to make £20 bn efficiency savings? Someone explain, please
 
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Polly Toynbee
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@ Excellent head Royal Col GPs knows what she's talking about. GPs cld help commission services without 3bn upheaval+privatising
 
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John Wilson
@ @ calls your song "magnificent"
 
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Polly Toynbee
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@ But we shld never wish ill on society just to harm Cameron. All jobs lost are a tragedy, all lessening of volunteering a social loss.
 
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Polly Toynbee
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@ Volunteering is good - no thanks to Cameron. MORI says it's fallen to lowest ebb as charities that foster vols lost grants -CAB, CSV.
 
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Polly Toynbee
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@ This great NHS expert"s message sounds like a not so veiled warning of what we should fear for the NHS in 2012. Be afraid...
 
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Andrew Copson
Make a social resolution this New Year! Why doing good is good for you too
 
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getstats
'shockingly bad performances by economists during the crisis', says PKrugman via @
 
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Home-Start UK
New Year's resolution to with children and families? You could help in your local community with Home-Start:
 
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Polly Toynbee
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@ Thanks for kind comments on my New Year column on Cameron's govt. Join the heated debate on the thread