CheshireMay 23
Arsenal’s title win should be studied by politicians everywhere – and especially Keir Starmer. Here’s why
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/22/keir-starmer-arsenal-politics-premier-league?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#JonathanFreedland
Arsenal’s title win should be studied by politicians everywhere – and especially Keir Starmer. Here’s why

The sensational victory didn’t happen by accident, it took years of dedication and clever planning, something the PM – himself a fan – should note, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Claire McNabMay 2

#TheGuardian's malevolence deepens, with this smear by #JonathanFreedland. https://archive.is/6yErK

#AntiRacists aren't rushing to defend #Jewish communities 'cos they have been driven away, systematically persecuted by pro-#Israel smear-mongers.

Opposition to #apartheid & #genocide is smeared as #antisemitism, so the term is poisoned. Genuine complaints of antisemitism are lost in torrents of smears.

If you want allies, don't pour slurry on them and destroy their political vehicles.

#ukpol

joe•iuculano Apr 11

By #JonathanFreedland via #TheGuardian Apr 10, 2026

Netanyahu-ism has achieved nothing for #Israelis – and come at a monstrously high price

It is a record of abject failure. I am not speaking of Donald #Trump, though I could be. Instead, I am talking about his partner in this terrible war.

#Netanyahu #Israel #Iran #Lebanon #Pakistan #ceasefire #War #MiddleEast #Hezbollah

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/10/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-voting-public-total-victory

Netanyahu-ism has achieved nothing for Israelis – and come at a monstrously high price

It is the voting public in Israel that will settle their PM’s fate later this year. But all they have heard are promises of ‘total victory’ that prove to be hollow, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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David Colquhoun on BlueskyMar 14

"To confront the Iranian regime was to walk, with a lit match, towards a tinderbox soaked in gasoline. If it were to be done at all, whether by military or other means, it had to be done with the greatest care. But Trump has blundered in, crushing and trampling all before him, making a bad situation worse. He does not deserve the benefit of the doubt. He does not deserve his war to be assessed charitably. He deserves our contempt."
#JonathanFreedland

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/13/donald-trump-iran-war-total-disaster

Even taking Trump’s confused reasons for the Iran war at face value, it’s still a total disaster

Two weeks in, it’s increasingly clear that the US-led war has taken every problem it aimed to solve – and made it worse, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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the roamerFeb 9

A new biography of Gordon Brown, by James Macintyre, reviewed by Jonathan Freedland.

I always had a lot of sympathy for Gordon Brown. His politics was far from perfect and the New Labour project started trends that did not end well. But, hell, what Labour did in government after 1997 was an incredible achievement, and Brown as Chancellor made it happen. The man also has personal integtity. On all of these fronts, the current Labour crop fail abysmally.

A sympatheric review of a sympathetic biography. I probably won't buy the book, but I recommend reading the review.

And I raise my virtual class to a politician of integrity and stature.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/09/gordon-brown-by-james-macintyre-review-a-very-different-kind-of-politician?CMP=share_btn_url

#GordonBrown #JamesMacintyre #JonathanFreedland #UKpol #biographies

Gordon Brown by James Macintyre review – a very different kind of politician

A new biography reveals Brown to be a man of exceptional vision and probity – what a contrast with today’s politics

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CheshireFeb 6
There’s one argument Starmer could make to save his skin – but he won’t dare do it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/keir-starmer-peter-mandelson-pm-argument?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#JonathanFreedland
There’s one argument Starmer could make to save his skin – but he won’t dare do it

Among those focusing on what the PM knew about Peter Mandelson are many who themselves knew plenty and chose to ignore it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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CheshireJan 16
Don’t look away as the people of Iran cry out for our help
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/16/people-of-iran-us-bombs-tehran?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#JonathanFreedland
Don’t look away as the people of Iran cry out for our help

US bombs are not the answer, but there’s much the outside world can do – starting with noticing the horror unfolding in Tehran, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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CheshireJan 2
From Donald Trump to Benjamin Netanyahu, let 2026 be a year of reckoning
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/02/donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-2026-year-of-reckoning?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#JonathanFreedland
From Donald Trump to Benjamin Netanyahu, let 2026 be a year of reckoning

These malign figures will do anything to avoid paying for the harm they have done, but accountability must eventually come to both, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Show threadClaire McNabDec 27
@patrickhadfield It's the wretched #Blairite stooge #JonathanFreedland with his slavishly pro-American, #neoliberal telling of the last 25 years 😞
CheshireDec 27
46 photos that tell the story of the century so far
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/27/the-sight-of-it-is-still-shocking-46-photos-that-tell-the-story-of-the-century-so-far?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#JonathanFreedland
‘The sight of it is still shocking’: 46 photos that tell the story of the century so far

Did the 21st century begin on 1 January 2000? Or was it that blue sky day in September 2001 when the planes hit the twin towers? These images from the last 25 years chronicle modern history in the making

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