jonathanfreedland.com- Articles http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ en-us jonathan@jonathanfreedland.com 2010-03-03T22:16:14+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 The BBC is caving in to a Tory media policy dictated by Rupert Murdoch http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000661.html Mark Thompson is jumping from the second storey because he fears a new government may throw him from the roof Published in the Guardian... 661@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-03-03T22:16:14+00:00 Prime minister wanted for Britain – only superheroes need apply http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000660.html Huge responsibility and unprecedented scrutiny have put the role of British prime minister beyond any mere mortal Published in the Guardian... 660@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-02-23T09:09:58+00:00 Revelations about Brown are damaging, but they hold no surprises for voters http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000657.html If anybody in Labour's upper reaches says they don't care about the revelations serialised in the Observer, they're fibbing Published on page 5 of the Guardian... 657@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-02-22T09:01:02+00:00 Tory attack on lobbyists rings hollow http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000659.html Andrew MacKay's decision to jump ship to the corporate sector has made Cameron's anti-cronyism stance look ridiculous Published on the Guardian's website... 659@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-02-11T09:06:19+00:00 Palestinians may not trust Netanyahu yet. But they would do well to test him http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000658.html Allies of the Israeli prime minister insist that he is ready to talk peace. If his bluff is called, he'll be forced to do just that Published in the Guardian... 658@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-02-10T09:02:51+00:00 Northern Ireland can toast another Good Friday agreement – almost http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000656.html The early hours deal between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin reminds us just how far the province has come Published on the Guardian website... 656@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-02-05T08:23:42+00:00 Cameron wobbles and weaves – but the media barely lays a glove on him http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000655.html Strings of U-turns and revelations put the Tory leader's judgment in doubt. Tough questions aren't yet being asked Published in the Guardian... 655@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-02-03T13:15:44+00:00 The change we need now is a rougher, more radical Barack Obama http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000654.html A soaring speech will be futile if the US president aims to court the centre. He must instead lay out a series of bold new moves Published in the Guardian... 654@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-01-26T23:13:59+00:00 Brown is right to testify on Iraq http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000653.html The political rewards of appearing in front of Chilcot are manifest. But there are risks, too, of inconvenient revelations Published in the Guardian... 653@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-01-22T22:49:16+00:00 The election of a lifetime: maybe not. But the stakes are too high to tune out http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000652.html If Britain's contestants are no Obama or Palin, the ideological divide is real. This election shouldn't be won on flimsy grounds Published in the Guardian... 652@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-01-20T11:55:45+00:00 Campbell may be a true believer, but Iraq has poisoned our faith in politics http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000651.html Today's corrosive sense of powerlessness was born in the spin doctor's dossier. At Chilcot or not, we need a reckoning Published in The Guardian... 651@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-01-12T13:21:57+00:00 JFS: Why are no heads rolling? http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000650.html This invidious, calamitous episode should not be left to fade Published in the Jewish Chronicle... 650@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-01-08T11:11:15+00:00 One by one, Downing Street defused all the bombs http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000648.html While the rest of the country tried to clear the snow from the streets, the Labour tribe was discovering whether it had ice in its heart Published on page 3 of the Top stories section of the Guardian... 648@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-01-07T08:58:28+00:00 There is more than cowardice that stands between Labour and regicide http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000649.html With no clear challenger and no ideological drive to oust Brown, seasonal rumours of a coup are likely to remain just that Published in the Guardian... 649@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2010-01-06T09:02:39+00:00 The Obamas: Icons of the decade http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/archives/000646.html 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... 646@http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/ 2009-12-23T18:08:29+00:00