Latest Article
-
3 February, 2012
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
Published by: The Guardian
Recently Added
-
27 January, 2012
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
Published by: The Guardian
-
26 January, 2012
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
Published by: The Guardian
-
20 January, 2012
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
Published by: The Guardian
-
20 January, 2012
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
Published by: The Guardian
-
19 January, 2012
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
Published by: The Guardian
-
19 January, 2012
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
Published by: The Guardian
-
13 January, 2012
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
Published by: The Guardian
-
4 January, 2012
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.
Published by: The Guardian
-
3 January, 2012
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
Published by: The Guardian