How Sunak Lost His Sparkle
Rishi Sunak saw out the pandemic hailed by the media as a hero, but he was never a real friend to normal people – and his refusal to fight the cost of living crisis makes that fact unavoidable.
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Kimi Chaddah
Kimi Chaddah is a freelance writer. Her work has appeared in the Independent, gal-dem and the Byline Times.
Never Trust a Tory
Partygate should be the end for Boris, but none of his replacements will bring about the change we need – a change from Tory policy itself.
It’s Not About a Party – It’s About Ruling Class Impunity
Boris Johnson’s latest scandal exposes the truth about Britain’s ruling class: a social elite which feels no responsibility to wider society and sees itself as above the rules it imposes on everyday people.
Why Students Should Support the University Strikes
Divide-and-rule tactics by politicians and management can’t hide the obvious truth – when university staff are overworked and underpaid, their students suffer too.
Ofcom: Who Watches the Watchdog?
Appointing ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre to Ofcom would be a big win for the Tories – but even without him, the watchdog already has a record of capitulating to the right.
Gavin Williamson Should Have Resigned Months Ago
The Education Secretary’s weak Covid catch-up scheme is only the latest in a trail of disasters including the A-level fiasco and snubbing cheap broadband for kids – it’s no surprise 92% of teachers want him gone.
How Priti Patel Became Queen of the Authoritarian Right
Questions of police brutality have put the Home Secretary’s politics under increased scrutiny in the last month – but her record shows a much longer history of ruthlessness.
Rishi Sunak Is Not Your Friend
The media’s hero-worship of Rishi Sunak ignores his real record during this crisis – from Eat Out to Help Out to opposing a circuit-breaker and liveable sick pay, the Chancellor has been one of Covid’s villains.