This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?

The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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A tale of 2 columns.

In #TheIrishTimes, #FinnMcRedmond laments British disdain for #Starmer. 'he believed in standards and probity', lies McRedmond. https://archive.is/2FKnd

In #TheGuardian, #AdityaChakrabortty notes the real Searmer: 'deceiving his way to the top of the Labour party, sitting on his hands during the massacre in Gaza or clamping down on protest against it.' https://archive.ph/7xuvQ

McRedmond's centrist lies are as mendacious as Tory hagiography of #BorisJohnson.

#iepol #ukpol

The Green surge shows UK politics has reached a turning point – and it has surprisingly little to do with Zack Polanski

At a party event in a school hall in Lewisham, people told me how disillusionment with Labour has led to this moment, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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All Starmer’s failings play into the hands of Farage – the prime minister is the gift that keeps on giving

From rightwing rhetoric to a lack of action on the cost of living crisis, Downing Street is only fuelling the rise of Reform, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Solidarity to every member facing a difficult Christmas/winter break and huge thanks to #AdityaChakrabortty for his ongoing work to expose the worst practices in #HigherEd. Shame on Colin Bailey and all VCs who prefer punitive approaches to proper industrial relations.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/22/university-took-staff-wages-scrooge-marking-boycott

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

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I will never forget the emotional and financial toll of over 10 years on precarious contracts. I chaired the Anti-Casualisation Committee from 2012-17 and in 2016 I worked with #AdityaChakrabortty to bring about UCU’s first front-page exposé of exploitation in the HE sector, in the @guardian

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This horror story visited on South Wales by Suella Braverman could be coming to a street near you

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

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Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking

First, Sharron’s car was impounded. But what followed shows how people in Britain are punished for their poverty, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Uxbridge was not just an anti-green protest: it was the sour spirit of Brexit revived

This byelection should have been a Labour landslide – but local Tories’ freedom to choose their candidate changed all that, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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So George Osborne has a new podcast. What do the victims of his austerity policies get?

Entertainment launders reputations. No wonder washed-up politicians are so keen to invest in this great speech bubble, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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