The Latest Articles by Aditya Chakrabortty

Don’t underestimate Faragism this election. He’s a virus infecting UK politics

It’s no wonder Nigel achieves such cut-through when the media panders to him and mainstream politicians say little of note, says Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024

UK politics: minister defends loss of high-profile Tory MPs after Gove joins exodus – as it happened

Treasury minister Bim Afolami said it was ‘not unnatural’ for high-profile Tory MPs to be standing down at an election

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024

Both feted and gilded, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are two sides of the same rotten politics

After three days of the election campaign, it’s clear the PM will change – our rotten political system won’t, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024

So this is how the Royal Mail ends: killed by lying politicians, lousy managers and ruthless moneymen

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024

The Tories are right, we should stop the boats. Just not the ones they’re talking about

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024

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’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2024

Heading isolated and paranoid into the night, these are the voters our politicians created

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2024

The miserly tale of how a university took its staff’s wages – and the public paid the price

Even Scrooge would marvel at Queen Mary’s pay-docking over a marking boycott. No wonder higher education is in turmoil, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023

How do young Britons see the massacre in Gaza? These Luton students will tell you

For many people under 25, the daily pulverisation of Gaza has become their generation’s rallying cause , says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023

Ever get the feeling you’re being bribed? This is how the Tories will fight the next election

The chancellor’s autumn statement was a mishmash of giveaways, but you can spin Britain’s grim economic reality only so far, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023