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Thursday briefing: ​Five things to look out for in today’s local and parliamentary elections

In today’s newsletter: As voters cast their ballots from Wales to Westminster, long‑established political loyalties face their toughest test in decades, with parties old and new vying to reshape the national landscape

The Guardian - UK · May 7

The Minneapolis revolt tells us this: even in Trump’s America, the people have power too

After months of community resistance, the president backed down. Leadership from below succeeded when politics as usual failed, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29

Tuesday briefing: A surreal year in news gives our cartoonists endless material

In today’s newsletter: Covering everything from Donald Trump to AI, and Gaza to Ukraine, award-winning cartoonist and illustrator Ben Jennings shares his favourite caricatures of 2025, and we share ours too.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2025

Disappearing schools, families forced out – and we call this progress

In inner London, a city without children is not some kind of dystopia but the new reality as communities are hollowed out, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023

Guardian wins daily newspaper of the year at the Press Awards

Saturday magazine also awarded supplement of the year, while Aditya Chakrabortty and Jay Rayner receive accolades

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

Breakfast with a slice of sobering reality

Brief letters: Ben Jennings’ cartoon | E-scooters on public streets | Tea over water | Old technology

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022

The ‘sadmin’ after my mother’s death was hard enough – then I encountered Vodafone

After months of calls, hostility, and a referral to a debt collectors, the phone company cancelled my late mother’s contract. I will not watch this happen to others, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2022

Wednesday briefing: How Boris Johnson could have tackled the cost of living crisis

In today’s newsletter: after a Queen’s speech that ignored rising costs, Archie Bland asks economist Torsten Bell what should have been announced

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2022