A Whiff of Revolution in the London Air
An essay on the expenses affair in Britain, published in Der Spiegel
Published by: Other Publications
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Reform of parliament
Jonathan Freedland on what should be reformed in parliament Audio report published in the Guardian
Published by: The Guardian
The Speaker exits with revolution in the air. I say, bring it on
The great expenses fraud is a symptom of a larger disease. We need a new constitution, with the people as sovereign
Published by: The Guardian
A new politics
At present, people have no say over half the legislature that governs their affairs. The time for putting off reform is over Published on the Guardian's website
Published by: The Guardian
Progress is doomed if Obama is merely a cleverer version of Bush
At next week's US-Israel summit, a change in mood music will not be enough. A radical shift in strategy is needed
Published by: The Guardian
A Black and Disgraceful Site
'Island of Shame: The Secret History of the US Military Base on Diego Garcia' by David Vine Reviewed by Jonathan Freedland in the New York Review of Books
Published by: The New York Review of Books
Expenses abuses make deselection the natural choice
As UK politics is embroiled in borderline malfeasance, we could learn from how the US cleanses itself of corrupt politicians Published on the Guardian's website
Published by: The Guardian
Labour’s spineless MPs should stop blaming Brown and show some fight
Whatever the PM's faults, the party that anointed him so recently would do better to rally round ? or face electoral wilderness
Published by: The Guardian