Robert Philpot
Robert Philpot is the Contributing Editor for Progress Online. He also writes regularly on politics and history for Jewish Chronicle.
When the Guardian was a Zionist newspaper
Charles Prestwich Scott, one the paper’s most revered editors, stood down 90 years ago this month. Ironically, he was an ardent Zionist
When The Guardian was a Zionist newspaper
CP Scott, one the paper’s most revered editors, stood down 90 years ago this month. He was instrumental in securing the Balfour Declation but his paper's position on Israel has changed dramatically
Is a new star rising in the US Democratic race as Bernie Sanders flounders?
The senator for Vermont risks being outflanked amid so many rivals for the nomination
Rainbow warriors: the Jews who fought for LGBT + rights
On the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, we celebrate the Jews who fought for LGBT+ rights in the USA
‘Sometimes you feel like you’re hiding something,’ says Labour mayor of converting to Judaism
Lewisham's Damien Egan speaks for the first time, saying he fears the reaction of some in his party
'Sometimes you feel like you're hiding something'
Lewisham's Damien Egan speaks for the first time, saying he fears the reaction of some in his party
A Boris PM could easily lead to the Jews’ worst nightmare: Corbyn in Number 10
Far from holding together a coalition of Tory voters, hardline Brexiter Johnson could splinter it
Margaret Thatcher's special relationship with Chief Rabbi Jakobovits
The chief and the PM, who was first elected 40 years ago this week, were kindred spirits, writes Robert Philpot
How the Democrats may blunt Donald Trump’s bid for the Jewish vote
The Republican president’s pledges of afinity and pro-Israel policies may not be sufficient for him next year
US presidential primary hopefuls feel the ‘Bernie effect’ on their Israel policies
The field for the Democratic nomination is becoming increasingly crowded
Eighty years ago this week: the night the Nazis played Madison Square Garden
How 20,000 American Nazis crammed into New York's top venue to celebrate George Washington's birth
Book review: The Corrosion of Conservatism
Robert Philpot investigates wrecked Republicanism
How Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib is taking talk of an Israel boycott to the US House of Representatives
Tlaib, who has Palestinian roots, has already made her mark on the US House of Representatives
Book review: The Point Of It All
Robert Philpot reviews a posthumous publication by journalist Charles Krauthamme
Did the Nazis allow a 'miracle'?
A new play focuses on the rescue of the Jews from Denmark
A hint of Israel criticism as Nancy Pelosi takes the chair once again
As the US House of Representatives' new Speaker reclaims the gavel after eight years, many Democrats are in competition to influence her
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