John Harris
Columnist at The Guardian
Guardian: Politics Weekly pod, co-creator with @johndomokos of Anywhere But Westminster films, also columns. Plus music writing in MOJO. Rambler/#RightToRoam
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | John Harris
On 13 November 1968, a 35-year-old Labour politician got to his feet in the House of Commons and had a go at the ranks of Conservative members who faced him.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Zoe Hitch |John Harris |Natalie Ktena
As fears of a global recession continue in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariffs, Keir Starmer insists the UK should keep a cool head. But with markets in turmoil and a looming economic crisis, does the prime minister need to be bolder? John Harris asks the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff. Plus, he speaks to Daisy Cooper, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, about whether people should ‘buy British’ to combat the tariffs.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | John Harris
My conversation with Abigail Disney opens with the kind of bog-standard line that starts most chats. But because she is a left-leaning American, with a record of righteous criticism of the man now once again in charge of her country, I suspect it might invite a very long answer indeed. Still, out it comes: “How are you?”“It’s a good question,” she says, “because we’re all struggling with it.”A deep breath.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | John Harris
It seems as inevitable as the economic chaos let loose by Donald Trump’s mad avalanche of tariffs: a precipitous drop in the number of tourists visiting the US, which is now forecast to be even worse than initially feared. In February, overseas travel to the country was down by 5% compared with the previous year – and, now, reputable forecasters are predicting a drop of nearly twice that size. We all know why.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Helen Pidd |John Harris |Eleanor Biggs |Elizabeth Cassin
When James was a child, he loved playing songs over and over. I Am the Walrus, by the Beatles. Autobahn, by Kraftwerk. “He hears emotion in music. I know that for a fact,” James’s father the Guardian journalist John Harris tells Helen Pidd. After James’s autism diagnosis, John found that music was a great way for them to connect, which he explores in his new book, Maybe I’m Amazed: A Story of Love and Connection in Ten Songs.
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