Jonathan Freedland
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Guardian columnist. Presenter: BBC R4's The Long View, the Guardian's Politics Weekly America and Unholy with @leviyonit. Author: THE TRAITORS CIRCLE Sept 2025
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Joined June 2009
@simonmontefiore Book promotion klaxon 🚨The Traitors Circle comes out next week - this gives you a flavour of what it’s about, along with some of the early responses. (Sound on) You can get the book here https://t.co/J89mV9Zikj
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.@Guardian columnist, author and podcaster @Freedland is in THE BACK ROOM taking us through his incredible new book on the courageous group of high-society Germans who saved Jews from the Nazis. We also discuss UK politics, Nigel Farage and Reform UK https://t.co/mOB013k9Df
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As the Budget looms, politicians are ignoring the most obvious cause of Britain's economic woes: Brexit
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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
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Extremely chuffed that Amazon have named THE TRAITORS CIRCLE in their Top 10 Best Non-Fiction Books of 2025
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"An engrossing narrative....spellbinding." Delighted by this review of THE TRAITORS CIRCLE in The Wall Street Journal
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One group of dissidents in Nazi Berlin represented German high society. They shared a growing hatred of Hitler’s regime.
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Jonathan @Freedland's new book, "The Traitors Circle," is nearly 400 pages — but I couldn't put it down. It's a true story, written like a "whodunit," with a deeper mystery: what inspires people to great acts of goodness? https://t.co/69zJb2OufC
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From Jonathan @Freedland, @DrJaninaRamirez and @siddharthkara to @theAliceRoberts, @alisonweir and @HallieRubenhold, here are the very best History Books of 2025: https://t.co/xfB83Z1FWm
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Delighted to take part in something thoughtful and reflective with @Freedland
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Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View of presidential candidates who have stood trial.
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“A democratic society cannot function without a broadly accepted body of facts. The US no longer has that: there are red-state facts+blue-state facts; Fox News facts+MSNBC facts. The Watergate scandal that drove Richard Nixon from office would barely make a dent in today’s US..”
On Trump, the BBC, asymmetric warfare - and Jeffrey Epstein. Latest column
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On Trump, the BBC, asymmetric warfare - and Jeffrey Epstein. Latest column
theguardian.com
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...
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“Riveting…This nonfiction thriller is chilling, but stirring.” THE TRAITORS CIRCLE is one of Amazon’s Books of the Month
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Fascinating conversation with @guardian journalist Jonathan Freedland @Freedland about his new novel, The Traitors Circle. A riveting account of courageous resistance against Hitler, it also offers prescient lessons for today. https://t.co/rpGItEsPWD
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Very grateful to @waterstones.bsky.social that THE TRAITORS CIRCLE is included in this, among some great books
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As Democrats celebrate this week’s big wins, Donald Trump is plotting his revenge - and doing all he can to ensure Republicans cannot lose next time. Latest column
theguardian.com
The Maga machine is clicking into gear to ensure that defeat is all but impossible in next year’s midterm elections, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Latest Politics Weekly features my excellent colleague @rachelleingang in the chair, asking my equally excellent colleague @SmithInAmerica why Trump is building a gilded ballroom when Americans are going hungry
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Politics Weekly America · Episode
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Earlier than usual, the latest episode of Politics Weekly America is on Mamdani’s big win in New York - and a clutch of other Democratic victories across the US. With my excellent colleague @Edpilkington
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Politics Weekly America · Episode
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Today is US publication day for King Winter's Birthday. More about the extraordinary story behind the book here https://t.co/52jV9QR1ZD
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Admit I was a bit blown away by this completely unexpected moment during our Unholy live show in New York on Wednesday @HillaryClinton
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✨✨ OCTOBER ROUND-UP ✨✨ 📚 October has flown by in a blur of autumn leaves, cosy nights in, and spooky reads by candlelight. 🎃🍂 The perfect month for curling up with a stack of books and a hot drink in hand! 🖤 The Colour of Mourning by Kim Dempster 🏠 Our Precious Wars
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A clutch of elections in the US next week will tell us much about how Americans view Trump - and how Democrats are still not sure know how to confront him. Latest column
theguardian.com
Elections across the US next week should be easy pickings for the opposition. But they’re finding it hard to beat a player who breaks all the rules, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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A special episode of Unholy for this week -- featuring our on-stage interview with former secretary of state @HillaryClinton alongside her co-author, Columbia scholar Dr Keren @YarhiMilo, recorded at our live event this week in New York
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Weekly podcast hosted by Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland, serving unbuttoned and unapologetically Jewish opinions, every Friday.
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