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The lesson from the Diane Abbott row: if we fight racism in silos, we just can’t win

The row caused by Diane Abbott’s dreadful letter was depressing, but just as sad was what it revealed about modern racial politics, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 27 Apr 2023

Published: 27 Apr 2023
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Why are London’s inner-city schools disappearing?

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Published: 26 Apr 2023
Disappearing schools, families forced out – and we call this progress

Published: 13 Apr 2023

Published: 13 Apr 2023

Beware Hunt’s hype. There’s more poverty ahead and his budget did nothing to change that

The statement will be remembered for the childcare pledge, but there was nothing to meet the scale of Britain’s economic malaise, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 16 Mar 2023

Published: 16 Mar 2023

Suella Braverman proved it again: racism is a fire the Tories love to play with

The home secretary was confronted about her inflammatory language. But it’s a rich party tradition, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 19 Jan 2023

Published: 19 Jan 2023

Here’s the essential skill for assessing our politics: knowing the difference between lies and bullshit

We have suffered both. Some never speak the truth because they don’t know or care about it. Others know the truth but lie anyway, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 22 Dec 2022

Published: 22 Dec 2022

Discipline the poor, protect the rich – it’s the same old Tories, same old class war

Brexit didn’t change the party: austerity was as heartless under Cameron and Osborne as it is under Sunak, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 10 Nov 2022

Published: 10 Nov 2022

Welcome to the doom loop of Tory Britain: an austerity that kills, a democracy routed

It was cuts that gave us Brexit and the chaos that followed, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 19 Oct 2022

Published: 19 Oct 2022
Why is private health booming and the NHS in crisis? Because that’s what ministers want

Don’t be fooled: your suffering on a record waiting list is great business for some firms, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 13 Oct 2022

Published: 13 Oct 2022

This is Truss and Kwarteng’s crisis, not yours – but you’re already a lot poorer because of them

In 25 years of reporting, I have never seen a financial crisis so utterly avoidable, and dragging so much human misery in tow, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 29 Sep 2022

Published: 29 Sep 2022
It’s one law for King Charles the billionaire and another for his struggling subjects

It is only proper that the new King pays no inheritance tax – says the state that makes citizens choose between heating or eating, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 15 Sep 2022

Published: 15 Sep 2022

How a great English city sold itself to Abu Dhabi’s elite – and not even for a good price

Manchester’s Labour council let Sheikh Mansour buy up acres of public land for seemingly a fraction of its worth, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 21 Jul 2022

Published: 21 Jul 2022
Don’t waste all your anger on Boris Johnson — save some for his enablers

The prime minister and his wrecking crew already smashed our democracy – now they are just turning the ire on themselves, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 7 Jul 2022

Published: 7 Jul 2022

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Is Britain facing a summer of strikes?

Transport correspondent Gwyn Topham reports on the rail strike negotiations, and economics columnist Aditya Chakrabortty analyses the political response from the Conservatives and Labour

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Published: 23 Jun 2022
Profiteering bosses, not workers, are pushing up inflation. Here’s how to fight back

Unite’s leader, Sharon Graham, is leading the charge against 21st-century corporations. Why isn’t Labour following suit, asks Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Published: 17 Jun 2022

Published: 17 Jun 2022

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