http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/feeds/rss en Jonathan Freedland 2006 120 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/chris-huhne-david-cameron-and-the-rbs-boss-don-t-have-it-but-al-gore-did-jonathan-freedland From bonuses to knighthoods, the leaders we put in high office prefer jaw-jutting certainty to thoughtful judgment

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:15:01 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/chris-huhne-david-cameron-and-the-rbs-boss-don-t-have-it-but-al-gore-did-jonathan-freedland http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/bash-the-poor-and-wave-the-flag-how-this-tory-trick-works-jonathan-freedland In a move imported from the US right, the Conservatives have successfully induced people to vote against their own interests

]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/bash-the-poor-and-wave-the-flag-how-this-tory-trick-works-jonathan-freedland http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/british-stereotypes-do-mention-the-war-please-jonathan-freedland Brits are portrayed as class-conscious binge-drinkers utterly obsessed with the war. It's a thumbnail sketch, not the whole picture, writes Jonathan Freedland

]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:01 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/british-stereotypes-do-mention-the-war-please-jonathan-freedland http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/reasons-to-be-cheerful-in-2012-obama-will-win The US president may not be smelling of quite so many roses these days, but the Republican opposition is so flawed and divided, he's odds-on to get a second term

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:01:21 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/reasons-to-be-cheerful-in-2012-obama-will-win http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/a-labour-u-turn-on-the-economy-hardly-but-nobody-is-listening-jonathan-freedland Ed Miliband and Ed Balls's apparent shift over cuts is not a contradiction at all. But in opposition, the argument's hard to win

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:00:03 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/a-labour-u-turn-on-the-economy-hardly-but-nobody-is-listening-jonathan-freedland http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/barack-obama-s-presidency-three-years-on-is-it-time-to-give-up-hope He promised radical change, a new kind of politics. Many one-time believers now say he has no stomach for a fight

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:36:11 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/barack-obama-s-presidency-three-years-on-is-it-time-to-give-up-hope http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/barack-obama-s-presidency-three-years-on-is-it-time-to-give-up-hope-jonathan-freedland He promised radical change, a new kind of politics. Many one-time believers now say he has no stomach for a fight

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:36:11 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/barack-obama-s-presidency-three-years-on-is-it-time-to-give-up-hope-jonathan-freedland http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/this-republican-abuse-of-the-system-is-not-the-american-way-jonathan-freedland The centuries-old US political system is one to be admired. Yet ironically it's under threat from those who claim to be patriots

]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:00:01 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/this-republican-abuse-of-the-system-is-not-the-american-way-jonathan-freedland http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/politics-weekly-podcast-romney-s-narrow-win-in-iowa After the Iowa caucuses, this week's podcast focuses on US politics. Tom Clark is joined by Jonathan Freedland, Martin Kettle and Suzanne Goldenberg to assess the state of the race to clinch the Republican nomination for president.

]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:24:10 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/politics-weekly-podcast-romney-s-narrow-win-in-iowa http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/in-defence-of-britain-s-tabloid-newpapers-jonathan-freedland This desire to punish the red tops' worst excesses endangers what should be a force for good

]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:30:02 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/in-defence-of-britain-s-tabloid-newpapers-jonathan-freedland http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/alex-salmond-s-spell-could-swing-it-for-scottish-independence-jonathan-freedland Scotland's first minister is so dominant that by sheer force of personality he may realise his most cherished political dream

]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/alex-salmond-s-spell-could-swing-it-for-scottish-independence-jonathan-freedland http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/the-story-of-jesus-is-the-ultimate-political-drama-jonathan-freedland I shouldn't be interested in the life of Jesus, but I can't help it ? his story makes for gripping entertainment

]]> Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:10:00 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/the-story-of-jesus-is-the-ultimate-political-drama-jonathan-freedland http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/politics-review-of-the-year-2011-video Jonathan Freedland, Polly Toynbee and Tom Clark round up and exceptional year in politics

]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:05:00 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/politics-review-of-the-year-2011-video http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/the-success-of-the-choir-s-military-wives-suggests-we-re-losing-our-taste-for-malice-tv-jonathan-freedland No pantomime villain judges. And no losers. In the age of austerity we want shows that lift us up, not put us down

]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:45:01 +0000 http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/the-success-of-the-choir-s-military-wives-suggests-we-re-losing-our-taste-for-malice-tv-jonathan-freedland http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/sounds-jewish-podcast-hanukah-and-end-of-year-review-2011 With guests Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, editor of the Jewish Quarterly Rachel Lasserson and, performing in studio, from their album http://www.jonathanfreedland.com/articles/the-guardian/sounds-jewish-podcast-hanukah-and-end-of-year-review-2011