https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/06/uk-death-healthy-life-expectancy-decline-state?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#AdityaChakrabortty
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.
A snapshot from Lewisham of the Green Party's remarkable recent rise.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/05/green-party-lewisham-zack-polanski-labour
#UKpol #UKpolitics #GPEW #GreenParty #Lewisham #TheGuardian #AdityaChakrabortty
I think Aditya Chakrabortty is one of the best writers on UK politics. This is spot-on.
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.
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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