Jonathan Freedland
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
Guardian columnist. Presenter: BBC R4's The Long View, the Guardian's Politics Weekly America and Unholy, alongside Yonit Levi. Author: THE TRAITORS CIRCLE
“A charlatan and a coward”. @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social on top form & not pulling his punches on Green Party leader Polanski.
Andy Burnham is lucky – Polanski, Farage and Badenoch all seem determined to help him | Jonathan Freedland
Everywhere the PM turns, he finds generous adversaries. They have made his early days in No 10 so much easier, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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NEW: @davidnir.com just joined @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social on @theguardian.com's Politics Weekly America to discuss the rapidly expanding Senate battlefield that's now reaching into deep red states like Kansas and even South Carolina. Watch here!
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Andy Burnham is a man lucky in his opponents: Polanski, Farage and Badenoch seem determined to lend him a helping hand. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Andy Burnham is lucky – Polanski, Farage and Badenoch all seem determined to help him | Jonathan Freedland
Everywhere the PM turns, he finds generous adversaries. They have made his early days in No 10 so much easier, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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For the latest Unholy, Yonit and I look at how the October 7 anniversary was marked in Israel and its impact on the election campaign - plus Mamdani, the Green Party and the politics of punctuation linktr.ee/unholypod
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Weekly podcast hosted by Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland, serving unbuttoned and unapologetically Jewish opinions, every Friday.
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Your definitive guide to the midterm battle for the US Senate, as @davidnir.com and I cover the whole map, diving into all the key races. Latest Politics Weekly America open.spotify.com/episode/03Dk...
Is a ‘blue tsunami’ going to wipe out Republicans?
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Two powerful and moving interviews from 7/10 survivors on @unholy today. Thankyou to everyone involved. @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/u...
Yuval Raphael on Nova, healing and Eurovision
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October 7, three years on -- for Unholy, two remarkable conversations with two people who were there: singer Yuval Abraham and journalist Amir Tibon linktr.ee/unholypod
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Weekly podcast hosted by Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland, serving unbuttoned and unapologetically Jewish opinions, every Friday.
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I talked to @jonsopel1.bsky.social and @maitlis.bsky.social about the Green vote on Zionism and racism open.spotify.com/episode/1d61...
Have the Greens just voted for a de facto ban on Jews?
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The Green party motion on Zionism shows little understanding of what Zionism is, who Jews are or how antisemitism works. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Green party’s anti-Zionism motion is yet another attempt to tell Jews how we should think | Jonathan Freedland
The resolution shows little understanding of what Zionism is, who Jews are or how antisemitism works, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Is James Talarico about to become the first Democrat to take Texas in decades? Latest Politics Weekly America is a deep dive with Texas political sage @jhenson.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0ld2...
Can the Democrats take Texas?
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The latest Unholy Conversation is one of the most fascinating we've done. It's with Mansour Abbas, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and leader of the Islamist party, Ra'am - who may just end up as kingmaker after the 27 October election open.spotify.com/episode/0Pj1...
Mansour Abbas: The Man who would be Kingmaker
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Burnham's speech marks perhaps the best opportunity to replace First Past the Post since 1918. I joined @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social & @lucyfisher.ft.com recently on "The Long View" to explore the history of electoral reform in Britain - & the lessons we might learn. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Long View, Electoral reform
Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of electoral reform.
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Delighted that Waterstones have named The Traitors Circle one of their Paperbacks of the Year 2026. Remember: it's never too early to start your Christmas/Chanukah/birthday present buying...
28 days to E-DAY. At least once a day, we'll share a term related to Israeli elections. If you listen to Unholy regularly, you probably heard these before. Follow us to get the 101 on Israeli elections.
As one of the fourteen, I think that Jonathan Freedland has pretty much summed up everything I believe about ...Up. A thoughtful and perceptive piece. Thank you.
Jonathan Freedland@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · 2w agoReflections on the final chapter of the documentary series 7 Up - and the quiet, ordinary mystery of human life. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Profound - and a beautiful piece of writing from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound | Jonathan Freedland
The epic documentary series reveals much about the shifting social attitudes of the last 60 years – and much more about the quiet mystery of human life, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Reflections on the final chapter of the documentary series 7 Up - and the quiet, ordinary mystery of human life. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound | Jonathan Freedland
The epic documentary series reveals much about the shifting social attitudes of the last 60 years – and much more about the quiet mystery of human life, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Who's on the ballot in next month's Israeli elections and who will be kept off? Plus: German angst - and Wayne Rooney's Jewish discovery. Latest Unholy linktr.ee/unholypod
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Is Donald Trump losing his power to terrify his foes, at home and abroad? My colleague Shrai Popat and I assess the evidence - in the latest Politics Weekly America open.spotify.com/episode/5tFJ...
Trump loses the fear factor
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Why the Israeli opposition fears next month’s election could be the last. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself | Jonathan Freedland
Spend time on the ground and you see how high the stakes are for next month’s contest – for Israelis and Palestinians alike, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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What is it with Trump and AI? Even as the AI giants warn that their product is dangerous, the president says everything is just fine. For the latest Politics Weekly America, I break it all down with Guardian US tech editor Blake Montgomery open.spotify.com/episode/4Ne8...
Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster?
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Belatedly sharing this conversation with the great @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social about Jon Ossoff: www.theguardian.com/politics/vid...
Is Jon Ossoff the key to Democratic success in 2028? | Politics Weekly America
This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to David A. Graham of the Atlantic about why Jon Ossoff decided to take the fight to Donald Trump in August, and why this has rattled Republicans
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Is Donald Trump trying to sabotage Republican chances in November. It certainly looks that way. But why? Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How much does Donald Trump care about winning the midterms? Apparently, not much at all | Jonathan Freedland
Such is the US president’s narcissism that he would see a Democratic victory as proof of his indispensability – meanwhile, his every decision spells calamity for voters, says Guardian columnist Jonath...
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It's 60 days out and the Israeli election campaign has already got dirty. Plus: the Jewish Israeli politician running on an Islamist party ticket. Latest Unholy linktr.ee/unholypod
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Weekly podcast hosted by Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland, serving unbuttoned and unapologetically Jewish opinions, every Friday.
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Could a thirtysomething senator from Georgia be the man to succeed Donald Trump as US president? Latest Politics Weekly is a conversation with David Graham of @theatlantic.com open.spotify.com/episode/2ScT...
Is Jon Ossoff the key for Democrats in 2028?
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'For Francis Fukuyama, an end to history never meant an end to thinking' Read Francis Fukuyama's brilliant conversation with @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social in @theguardian.com. #InTheRealmOfTheLastMan is out next Tuesday. Learn more: tinyurl.com/yrnrzc67
‘If he can make money in a tyranny, that’s fine by him’: Francis Fukuyama on Trump, democracy - and changing his mind
The political thinker became famous for declaring the triumph of liberal democracy. Thirty-seven years on, he explains what he really meant and why he made the rare journey from right to left
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Gosh, we really need more leaders like Gordon Brown
Jonathan Freedland@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · last mo.The latest Unholy conversation is with former UK prime minister Gordon Brown: why the break-up of the post-1945 world order and the breakdown of local communities are linked, the Middle East peace deal he watched come apart in 2009 - and hope linktr.ee/unholypod
'An end of history never meant an end to thinking.' My interview with Francis Fukuyama www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘If he can make money in a tyranny, that’s fine by him’: Francis Fukuyama on Trump, democracy - and changing his mind
The political thinker became famous for declaring the triumph of liberal democracy. Thirty-seven years on, he explains what he really meant and why he made the rare journey from right to left
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The latest Unholy conversation is with former UK prime minister Gordon Brown: why the break-up of the post-1945 world order and the breakdown of local communities are linked, the Middle East peace deal he watched come apart in 2009 - and hope linktr.ee/unholypod
Unholy Podcast | Linktree
Weekly podcast hosted by Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland, serving unbuttoned and unapologetically Jewish opinions, every Friday.
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