Rise above the silly noise of Westminster to see what matters. That's what Aditya Chakrabortty does here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Britain wants spending and a better NHS, not this obsession with growth. That’s why there’s big trouble ahead | Aditya Chakrabortty

Starmer speaks of a decade of renewal but he is not offering even Labour voters what they clearly want, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

"Most of the gains from economic growth do not end up in the pockets of most people. Of all the growth in take-home pay between 1999 and 2020, the top 10% of earners made off with 25%, while the bottom 10% got only 3%." Well, yes - but it also funded redistribution towards the bottom 10%