Pope Leo is wise, though not infallible Letter: Francis Bown responds to Jonathan Freedland’s comparison of Pope Leo and Donald Trump The Guardian - UK · May 1
It’s no surprise Trump has met his match in Pope Leo – the US president represents the polar opposite of Christianity Name the deadliest of sins – cruelty, deceit, avarice – and Trump will both exhibit them and celebrate them, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Apr 24
After the latest Mandelson revelations, Starmer needs to get a good lawyer. Wasn’t he supposed to be one? If only the PM had been the process-obsessed technocrat he was once painted as, this disaster wouldn’t have happened – and he wouldn’t be on the brink, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Apr 17
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 The Guardian - UK · Apr 10
It should shame us that Jews live in fear in 21st-century Britain Letters: Zaki Cooper and Susan Saffer respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article on antisemitic attacks, and John Reizenstein and Liz Fewings to an article by David Davidi-Brown The Guardian - UK · Mar 27
At last, David has landed a double punch on the tech Goliaths. Now to hit them even harder The US court verdicts declaring Meta liable for getting people addicted and ruining lives must be just the start of a global fightback, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Mar 27
Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Netanyahu. They just hurt ordinary Jews Too many want to cast acts of violence and antisemitism as blows against Israel’s government. But the fear and terror land on real people, thousands of miles away, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Mar 20
Trump’s Iran war has no ethical or legal grounds Letters: At least in Iraq the Americans had the ‘Pottery Barn rule’: you break it, you own it, writes Prof James Pattison. Plus, letters by Ivette Félix Padilla, Chris Lake and Diana Francis The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
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 The Guardian - UK · Mar 13
Trump, Musk and now UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe – they are the enablers, making racists feel great again With their profile and vile words, these malign provocateurs are tearing down decency’s guardrails, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Feb 13
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 The Guardian - UK · Feb 6
Democrats must take a moral stand on ICE Party leaders must decide whether to press their moral advantage or default to performative bipartisanship Salon · Feb 3
It is beyond naive for Democrats – and Europe – to think Trump’s retreats are real. He never backs down for long Whether it’s Minneapolis or Greenland, the US president will do just enough to get through a damaging news cycle, then carry on as before, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Jan 30
It is time world leaders matched Donald Trump’s game Letters: Readers respond to an article by Jonathan Freedland on the need for a new western alliance to stand up to the US president The Guardian - UK · Jan 29
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23 As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far? The US president took his bullying doctrine to Davos and hit a wall of opposition. If this creates a new western alliance against him, all to the good, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16 Thousands of Iranians have been killed protesting for their freedom. Why are so many silent on their plight? 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
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9 From Caracas to Minneapolis, the threat is the same – an American president ruling like a global emperor Trump’s admission that he recognises no constraint outside his own morality was a horrifying moment of truth, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian - UK · Jan 2 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
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025 At the dark end of a brutal year, I’m grateful to these heroes for showing us the light From the Bondi beach rescuers to the women taking on the police, great acts of courage offer hope even in the bleakest times
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025 Europe mustn’t build its own house of dynamite Letters: A compelling model for sustainable security without nuclear deterrence or offensive military capabilities could be developed, writes Dr Ian Davis. Plus letters from Prof Michael Rustin and Jon Duke
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025 Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025 The Trump administration sinks to a new low – opening fire on drowning men These deadly US boat strikes are the latest example of a president corrupting both the law and morality, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025 A public inquiry on Brexit might make it easier for us to rejoin the EU Letters: Let’s set the record straight on the cause of our economic woes and inability to control immigration, writes Robert Gildea. Plus a letter from Rachel Foggitt
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025 Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in the roof The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025 Trump can get away with saying what he likes about the BBC. But Epstein? That’s his one vulnerability In attacking a vital broadcaster, the US president is once again holding others to standards he flouts. But the Maga faithful might not let his links to the disgraced financier go, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland