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Jonathan Freedland

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Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist and the host of the Guardian's Politics Weekly America podcast. He also presents BBC Radio 4's The Long View and is the author of the award-winning The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World, along with several thrillers under the pseudonym Sam Bourne. He is a past winner of an Orwell prize for journalism

  • Illustration: Matt Kenyon

    double quotation markBritain is a swamp of lies and disinformation – and we got here on the Brexit bus

    Jonathan Freedland
    Ten years after the vote, our economy is battered – and our national conversation darkens by the day. Still, there is reason for hope, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
  • Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s Sam Levin about the big takeaways from the single busiest primary day of the year so far

    A Brit, a billionaire and Spencer Pratt: California’s primary upsets | Politics Weekly America

    Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s Sam Levin about the big takeaways from the single busiest primary day of the year so far
    Video24:45
  • Steve Hilton speaking at a campaign watch party

    Politics Weekly America
    A Brit, a billionaire, and Spencer Pratt: California’s primary upsets – podcast

    Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s Sam Levin about the big takeaways from the single busiest primary day of the year so far
    Podcast25:49
  • Tony Blair in March 2006.

    double quotation markTony Blair says he is all about the future – but his vision is woefully stuck in the past

    Jonathan Freedland
    He insists he is so right but gets so much badly wrong, not least the absurdity that the UK should have joined Donald Trump in the quagmire that is Iran, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
  • This week, as the US-Iran deal remains in a precarious state, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group about why Trump keeps changing his mind on what to do to end the war

    Politics Weekly America
    Trump: the boy who cried ‘peace’ in the Middle East | Politics Weekly America

    This week, as the US-Iran deal remains in a precarious state, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group about why Trump keeps changing his mind on what to do to end the war
    Video20:27
  • Donald Trump and Marco Rubio

    Politics Weekly America
    Trump: the boy who cried ‘peace’ in the Middle East – podcast

    This week, as the US-Iran deal remains in a precarious state, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group about why Trump keeps changing his mind on what to do to end the war
    Podcast21:36
  • The scenes outside the Emirates on Tuesday night.

    double quotation markArsenal’s title win should be studied by politicians everywhere – and especially Keir Starmer. Here’s why

    Jonathan Freedland
    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
  • This week, Donald Trump dropped a personal $10bn lawsuit he had against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a so-called anti-weaponisation fund. The $1.8bn fund will be used to compensate those who think they have been unfairly investigated by the government in the past. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the legal analyst Kristy Greenberg about why critics are calling this fund ‘corruption on steroids’

    Politics Weekly America
    Trump’s new ‘slush fund’ for his pals | Politics Weekly America

    This week, Donald Trump dropped a personal $10bn lawsuit he had against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a so-called anti-weaponisation fund. The $1.8bn fund will be used to compensate those who think they have been unfairly investigated by the government in the past. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the legal analyst Kristy Greenberg about why critics are calling this fund ‘corruption on steroids’
    Video26:10
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    Politics Weekly America
    Trump’s new ‘slush fund’ for his pals – podcast

    This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the legal analyst Kristy Greenberg about why critics are calling the Department of Justice’s so-called anti-weaponisation fund ‘corruption on steroids’
    Podcast26:56
  • Director László Nemes extends both hands toward the camera

    ‘An orgy of antisemitism is overtaking the west’: Son of Saul’s László Nemes on Hollywood hypocrisy

    His extraordinary Auschwitz film won every award going. Now the Hungarian director is back with new drama Orphan, as well as a Jean Moulin biopic at Cannes. He talks about resurgent global prejudice – and refusing to be lectured by the film industry ‘overclass’
  • Keir Starmer walks up the staircase of 10 Downing Street, with portraits of previous prime ministers on the walls.

    double quotation markNo more chancers or failures – the coming contest must produce a British PM worthy of the name

    Jonathan Freedland
  • Democrat politician James Talarico

    Politics Weekly America
    Will Trump lose the Senate in the midterms? – podcast

    Podcast27:40
  • Keir Starmer at Kingsdown Methodist church, London, 8 May 2026.

    double quotation markStarmer will hope he’s dodged the axe for now – but these elections leave Britain more fragmented than ever

    Jonathan Freedland
  • A protester holding a placard saying 'Protect our vote!' (Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

    Politics Weekly America
    Does Trump basically own the US supreme court now? – podcast

    Podcast27:13
  • A member of private security group CST, a charity dedicated to protecting the Jewish community, on patrol in Golders Green, London, 1 May 2026.

    double quotation markA British minority faces a murderous threat on our streets. Where are the so-called anti-racists?

    Jonathan Freedland
  • Donald Trump in dinner jacket and bow tie

    Politics Weekly America
    Why do people believe the Trump assassination attempts are fake? – podcast

    Podcast25:16

April 2026

  • There were jokes, subtle digs and the supposedly apolitical King Charles even appealed to Donald Trump on Nato and Ukraine – but how did the US president react? Helen Pidd speaks to the Guardian columnist and host of Politics Weekly America, Jonathan Freedland

    Today in Focus: The Latest
    Has King Charles salvaged special relationship with Trump? - The Latest

    Video14:02
  • King Charles and Donald Trump

    Today in Focus
    Has King Charles salvaged special relationship with Trump? – The Latest

    Podcast15:20
  • The pope looking beatific standing framed by two candles set on a white table

    double quotation markIt’s no surprise Trump has met his match in Pope Leo – the US president represents the polar opposite of Christianity

    Jonathan Freedland
  • Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images

    Politics Weekly America
    The Trump purge: is the FBI’s Kash Patel next? – podcast

    Podcast28:21
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