Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnist and senior economics commentator
April 2024
Lies, confections, distortions: how the right made London the most vilified place in Britain
Aditya Chakrabortty
To understand Britain’s malaise, visit Shildon – the town that refused to die
Aditya Chakrabortty
March 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried will grow old in jail. But don’t forget those who basked in his orbit
Aditya Chakrabortty
One simple change could restore faith in local democracy. But nobody is talking about it
Aditya Chakrabortty
February 2024
So this is how the Royal Mail ends: killed by lying politicians, lousy managers and ruthless moneymen
Aditya Chakrabortty
The decline of this great institution is a story in microcosm of how so many aspects of British life have been degraded, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
January 2024
The Tories are right, we should stop the boats. Just not the ones they’re talking about
Aditya Chakrabortty
The ocean-poisoning superyachts of global plutocrats are a symbol of the class that’s really behind Britain’s misfortunes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
One year on, is Rishi Sunak fulfilling his five promises to voters?
Prime minister pledged to halve inflation, grow economy, cut national debt, lower NHS waits and ‘stop the boats’
Heading isolated and paranoid into the night, these are the voters our politicians created
Aditya Chakrabortty
So many citizens are angry and cynical, like Taxi Driver’s Travis Bickle. I wish our leaders would ask themselves why, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
December 2023
The miserly tale of how a university took its staff’s wages – and the public paid the price
Aditya Chakrabortty
How do young Britons see the massacre in Gaza? These Luton students will tell you
Aditya Chakrabortty
November 2023
Ever get the feeling you’re being bribed? This is how the Tories will fight the next election
Aditya Chakrabortty
The Westminster panto is in full swing: but there are real dangers waiting in the wings
Aditya Chakrabortty
October 2023
The thousands calling for a ceasefire and peace deserve better than abuse and belittlement
Aditya Chakrabortty
Politicians and much of the media ignore, stereotype and demonise protestors. This lack of engagement is a risk to us all, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Politics Weekly UK
Israel’s row with the UN – Politics Weekly UK
The Guardian’s Gaby Hinsliff is joined by defence and security editor Dan Sabbagh to discuss the latest developments in Gaza and Israel, and columnist Aditya Chakrabortty talks about the politics of our protesting laws
For Labour to reach alienated working-class voters, Starmer needs to treat them less like tools
Aditya Chakrabortty
The likely next PM will never win over ‘working people’ while his party cosies up to corporations and betrays the unions, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
August 2023
This horror story visited on South Wales by Suella Braverman could be coming to a street near you
Aditya Chakrabortty
A far-right backlash against the home secretary’s asylum policy has brought a deluge of hate to a peaceful Welsh town, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking
Aditya Chakrabortty
First, Sharron’s car was impounded. But what followed shows how the poor are punished for their poverty
Uxbridge was not just an anti-green protest: it was the sour spirit of Brexit revived
Aditya Chakrabortty
This byelection should have been a Labour landslide – but local Tories’ freedom to choose their candidate changed all that, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
July 2023
So George Osborne has a new podcast. What do the victims of his austerity policies get?
Aditya Chakrabortty
Entertainment launders reputations. No wonder washed-up politicians are so keen to invest in this great speech bubble, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
June 2023
Britain is the Dorian Gray economy, hiding its ugly truths from the world. Now they are exposed
Aditya Chakrabortty
Our rulers painted false pictures of success while real wealth and wages withered away, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
