Browsing: Toynbee

Public satisfaction with the NHS is at its lowest ever level, according to the most recent British Social Attitudes survey: just 21% of patients are quite…

This government is bad at proclaiming what it’s for. But to find out, follow the money. Its boldest investment is in green energy, designed to create…

It’s extraordinary that a profound reshaping – and shrinking – of our democracy is happening under our noses, and virtually no one notices. For baffling reasons,…

Brexit is never over and it’s about to get a bit worse. As the moribund Tories assemble this Sunday, it’s still their only tune, as if…

Not here in this tolerant green and pleasant land of gentle, if deserted, country churches. No, surely Britain is well-fortified against American-style extreme evangelism. But Christianity…

Governing in the era of Donald Trump has been Labour’s miserable misfortune. As our prime minister and king grovel to the global bully with royal folderol…

There will be fireworks and celebration at Nigel Farage’s party conference this weekend. Burgeoning membership and council seats as Reform UK tops 30% in the polls.…

August is peak flying time, and airports are on many minds. The government has signalled its support for colossal expansions, whose extra flights would bust its…

“Because you’re worth it,” goes the ad. But knowing who is worth what is even harder to determine than it was half a century ago. So…

MPs, read this horror before you vote today. Here’s how some people are slowly dying, right now, in mortal agony untreatable by the best palliative care:…