A Whiff of Revolution in the London Air

An essay on the expenses affair in Britain, published in Der Spiegel

Reform of parliament: 'The power in the land shouldn't be at the centre, but with the people'

Jonathan Freedland on what should be reformed in parliament

Audio report published in 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 in the Guardian

A new politics: Elect the second chamber

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

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 in 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

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

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 in the Guardian