Jonathan Freedland

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Jonathan Freedland writes a weekly column for the Guardian. He is also a regular contributor to the New York Times and the New York Review of Books, and presents BBC Radio 4's contemporary history series, The Long View. He was named columnist of the year in the 2002 What the Papers Say awards and in 2008 was awarded the David Watt prize for journalism. He has also published five books, including three bestselling thrillers under the name Sam Bourne. He tweets as j_freedland

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As the crisis gets bigger, the politicians are getting smaller

15 Jun 2012: Jonathan Freedland: The elections in Greece and Egypt will not determine their fate. Power has shifted to the markets, Brussels and beyond
That Rebekah Brooks text message to David Cameron – decoded

14 Jun 2012: Jonathan Freedland: Talk of country suppers and OE charm makes one cringe. But the killer line puts the nail in the coffin of 'all in this together'
Jeffery Deaver: 'I like one-on-one terror' - video interview

Video (7min 31sec), 14 Jun 2012:
US author Jeffery Deaver talks to Jonathan Freedland about his passion for songwriting, his forthcoming Lincoln Rhyme book - and how he goes about creating a sense of fear
Jeffery Deaver reads from his latest Kathryn Dance book, XO - video

Video (2min 32sec), 14 Jun 2012:
US author Jeffery Deaver, creator of the Lincoln Rhyme and Kathryn Dance thrillers, reads an extract from his latest novel, XO
What's typically British now? Tears, tents and no spiders

1 Jun 2012: Jonathan Freedland: Future chroniclers will learn far more from Britain in a Day, a new documentary project, than from any official memorabilia
Politics Weekly podcast: Jeremy Hunt, U-turns and the republican's guide to the jubilee

Audio (32min 12sec), 1 Jun 2012:
Nick Cohen, Jonathan Freedland and Martin Kettle discuss Jeremy Hunt's appearance at the Leveson inquiry, the latest policy U-turns and the enduring appeal of Queen Elizabeth II
Ed Balls has the rare political right to say: I told you so

25 May 2012:
Jonathan Freedland: On the deficit and on the euro, the shadow chancellor has called it correctly on the two most important judgments of recent times
In death – as in life – my mother was rescued by love

18 May 2012: Jonathan Freedland: Sara's story is an extraordinary one of loss, survival and, at the end, the remarkable bonds between us all
Labour party returns as a credible rival to nervous Tories

5 May 2012:
Jonathan Freedland: Ed Miliband can find much to cheer him in the local election results, but they heap misery on the Liberal Democrats
Labour must decide – is this government useless or evil?

27 Apr 2012:
Jonathan Freedland: Team Miliband needs a coherent line of attack in order to capitalise on coalition troubles. It may not be hard to find
Anders Breivik is a terrorist, so we should treat him like one

20 Apr 2012: Jonathan Freedland: We comb over every word from Oslo, but disregard al-Qaida's rants. The lack of consistency speaks volumes
David Miliband on voting in his own constituency: 'South Shields feels a very long way away from politics' - video

Video (1min 13sec), 13 Apr 2012:
MP David Miliband talks about the issue of democratic engagement on a local level. He says the sense that people cannot affect politics is profound and we have to re-power communities rather than mess around with constitutional system
Ngaire Woods: 'Democracy is not just about being elected' – video

Video (2min 17sec), 13 Apr 2012:
University of Oxford professor in global economic governance, Ngaire Woods, considers task of government to ensure that the rule of law is enforced
Ngaire Woods on democracy and globalisation: 'We should hold each of our own governments to account' - video

Video (1min 38sec), 13 Apr 2012:
Professor of global economic governance at University of Oxford, Ngaire Woods, rejects the idea that governments are 'buffeted by the winds' of globalisation and says they need to become more responsive
David Miliband, Jeffrey Sachs and Ngaire Woods: watch the debate in full – video

Video (59min 00sec), 13 Apr 2012:
Are we facing a crisis of democracy? Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland chairs a debate at the Guardian Open Weekend between David Miliband, Jeffrey Sachs and Ngaire Woods