MYSTERIOUS: 9 - What They Never Told You

The markets have taken back control: so much for Truss’s Brexit delusion of sovereignty

This is the biggest humiliation of Britain since Suez, a reminder that no government can ignore reality, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022

Fair play to Truss: stripped of competence or compassion, her extremism is refreshingly clear

This is how bad governments die - with the mask fallen away, their worst face revealed, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022

Keir Starmer can lock the imploding Tories out for a decade – if he gets the message right

Labour has a brief window to sear a narrative into the public’s mind, so the Conservatives are saddled with this crisis for years, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

Liz Truss’s worst nightmare is the lingering shadow of her predecessor

Boris Johnson has likened himself to Cincinnatus, who turned to farming after leaving Rome but returned as a dictator

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022

Once the world had Gorbachev and Mandela. Now we have Trump, Johnson and Truss

The Soviet leader’s death is a reminder that the ‘great man theory’ of history is truer than we might like to think, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022

Be warned: inflation could take British politics to a very dark place indeed

If Britain ends up in a recession, public anger will be looking for an outlet, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022

Brexit is a mood, not a policy – and Liz Truss captures it in all its delusion

Rishi Sunak is the leaver of the two, but Truss tells Tory members the right fairytales – and they may reward her for it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022

The next PM may well be from an ethnic minority. That’s a big deal – and a challenge for Labour

If Starmer’s party is seen as one that values minorities only when they need protection, solid sources of votes will dry up, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022

‘I will not back down’: Biden vows executive action if Senate cannot pass climate bill – as it happened

President urges Senate to pass legislation amid Manchin opposition

The Guardian - US · Jul 15, 2022