December 23, 2009
The Obamas: Icons of the decade
Barack emerged as the inverse of everything that had gone before. Michelle ensured his feet were kept on the ground
Published on the Guardian website
Posted at 06:08 PM
The perfect gift? How about an end to loneliness – and not just at Christmas
A remarkable experiment is getting people visiting one another again, and its radical lessons could boost public services
Published in the Guardian
Posted at 06:06 PM
December 16, 2009
Obama is not saviour of the world. He's still an American president
The reality is that this man must represent the contradictory interests of a country still way behind on climate change
Published in the Guardian
Posted at 07:37 PM
December 05, 2009
Books of the Decade
Jonathan Freedland on The 9/11 Commission Report
Published in the Guardian review section (click here and scroll a third of the way down)
Posted at 03:02 PM
December 02, 2009
The debt, excess and exploitation is not Dubai's alone. We've all been at it
The glitzy Gulf state is a modern parable for a world living on tick. How much better the wealth could have been spent
Published in the Guardian
Posted at 10:55 AM