BIZARRE: 5 - What They Never Told You

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2023

Examining the origins of our economic woes

Letters: Margaret Morris and Lee Cornish respond to an article by Aditya Chakrabortty on the consequences of Conservative dogma

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 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

Counting the cost of a King’s inheritance

Letters: Yvonne Williams, Roger Dobson and Mike Sheaff respond to an article by Aditya Chakrabortty on King Charles not paying inheritance tax

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022

These are energy bills many Britons simply can’t afford. Some will pay with their lives

This price hike threatens to create a whole new class of poor, and it is clear our wretched politics will do nothing to protect them, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022

Why is food poverty a fact of life in 21st-century Britain?

Letters: Today’s need for food banks shows how little society has evolved from the 19th century, writes Karen Wynyard. Plus Susan Le Jeune on attitudes to food banks

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

One Welsh town offers a window on to the catastrophe facing Britain. But where are the politicians?

In Shotton, a pioneering food company is being forced to make up for the gaping holes in the welfare state, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022

Sunak, Truss and the Bank of England are lying to you – the UK economy is weak and rigged

Westminster is perpetrating the same scam as the rate-setters – bluffing that they can get the old economic machinery working like before, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022