The slapdash failure to master his brief and lack of empathy is the essence of Johnsonism: carelessness, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

A 1970s hard-left clique led the party into a dead end – and it’s the poor and vulnerable who will pay the price, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The founding purpose of the Johnson administration has gone, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Whether you call it magical thinking or cakeism, the Conservative party has absorbed the prime minister’s defining trait, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The PM’s behaviour this week was a reminder he will do and say anything to cling to power – no matter the cost to Britain, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Jonathan Freedland always turned to his older sister Fiona for advice. When she knew she was dying, she turned to him for one last favour: would he record her Desert Island Discs?

It is increasingly clear that Brexit is doing enormous damage to Britain’s economy. And for what, exactly?, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Labour leader says he would prefer to fight election before any second referendum is held

This isn’t a contest of heroes and villains – but two peoples in deep pain, fated to share the same land, says the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

My father, the writer Michael Freedland, taught me tenacity and resilience. Now, after his death, I am grateful for his precious legacy, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

We have to tackle the pundits and populists who claim the west is under threat from Islam, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The US president tears children from parents, and in Europe his imitators dehumanise migrants. We know where such hatred leads, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Former PM says he is standing down as an MP and he has been driven out of parliament

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

After 100 days of rapid change we now see we can do without celebrities but not shelf-stackers

This is about so much more than wallpaper. A pattern of lying, betrayal and callousness is ruining lives, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

When it comes to evidence of Russian intervention in the 2016 referendum, Theresa May is unaccountably relaxed, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

He doesn’t want to face the real issues sparked by George Floyd’s death. So he’s distracting us with a culture war, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Lethal Bizzle has asked Jeremy Corbyn to resign, saying that it's "time to let someone else have a go" as Labour leader.

From contracts for mates to flat makeovers and illicit parties, barely a day passes without a crisis at No 10. But using the tabloid language of the 90s doesn’t scratch the surface of this governme...

The home secretary is not alone in using the Israel-Hamas war to push her own agenda – squeezing that conflict into a shape it doesn’t fit, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

While much of Britain is outraged, Tories are praising Boris Johnson’s powers of survival. They too are beyond shame, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The government can’t ensure we get the basic necessities of life, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

For 800 years, traditions and statute have protected citizens from tyranny. This PM will trash it all, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Theresa May insists that to challenge the referendum result is a betrayal. She’s wrong, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland