Donald Trump has announced a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia while pressing ahead with efforts to stop Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. What’s driving Trump’s new agreement with Riyad…
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The ghosts of Downing Street past may have some advice for Andy Burnham | Jonathan Freedland ⊕
The incoming PM has made a strong start – but there are several traps he needs to avoid. Brown, Blair and even Thatcher can show the way
The first piece of unsolicited advice I would offer to Britain’…
17 days ago
Trump restarts war with Iran and plays nice(ish) with Nato | Politics Weekly America ⊖
After the US launched strikes on Iran this week, Donald Trump said the fragile ceasefire he had co-signed just last month was over. He also reignited his threats to take Greenland, before leaving the…
24 days ago
I used to revere the great experiment that is the United States. After Trump, I’m not so sure | Jonathan Freedland ⊕⊕
On paper, the US constitution is a thing of beauty. But the would-be emperor in Washington has revealed its great weakness
America’s big birthday has come at a bad time. On Saturday it will be a divid…
Trump hijacks the US at 250 celebrations | Politics Weekly America ○
This weekend marks 250 years since the signing of the declaration of independence, but Donald Trump is making the celebration all about himself. As the anniversary approaches, Jonathan Freedland talk…
31 days ago
Climate sceptics cheering as they melt in record temperatures? This heatwave is where satire has come to die | Jonathan Freedland ⊖
Delegates at an ‘anti-woke’ conference disparaged Ed Miliband’s net zero policies. But even they could not ignore the sweat on their foreheads
It was hardly a perfect film, but I keep thinking of Don’…
32 days ago
Trump forced to drain the reflecting pool swamp | Politics Weekly America ⊖⊖
The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC will have to be drained again. Donald Trump has blamed vandalism for the failure to keep the water 'American flag blue'. But what if this small b…
52 days ago
Britain 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
When the anniversary comes, later this month, few will be in the m…
53 days ago
A Brit, a billionaire and Spencer Pratt: California’s primary upsets | Politics Weekly America ⊖⊖
In what has become one of the most chaotic primaries in recent years, elections in California are delivering a string of upsets. Elsewhere, establishment Democrats performed well and a Trump pick fai…
A Brit, a billionaire, and Spencer Pratt: California’s primary upsets – podcast ⊖⊖
In what has become one of the most chaotic primaries in recent history, elections in California are delivering some upsets. Elsewhere, establishment Democrats performed well and a Trump pick failed t…