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Rafael Behr

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4 days ago

Fear of facing the future has British politics stuck in the past | Rafael Behr ⊖⊖

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves claim to be dealing with the world as it is, but their choices betray yearning for a world that has disappeared

Hollywood has stopped betting on original ideas. Sequels …

11 days ago

Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr

Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament?

Rachel Reeves has approached this week’s budget like a …

18 days ago

Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale | Rafael Behr ⊖⊖

The tactics that gave Labour its huge majority in 2024 were no preparation for government – and the prime minister has proved he has nothing more to offer

The mood among Labour MPs these days follows …

25 days ago

32 days ago

Economic policy is one thing Nigel Farage can’t crib from the Donald Trump playbook | Rafael Behr

The Maga model, based on the US’s exorbitant market privileges, can’t be imported to Britain. That’s going to be a problem for Reform UK

Nigel Farage loves a gamble. In his 2015 memoir, The Purple Rev…

46 days ago

Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr

It is the right way to go: leaving the EU has been a disaster. But refusing to admit it has cost Labour precious time and credibility

The UK government is trying out a new Brexit stance, not to be mis…

53 days ago

The crisis engulfing Emmanuel Macron contains a warning for Keir Starmer | Rafael Behr ⊖⊖

The French president dominated the centre ground but has failed to build a legacy there. Labour is in danger of doing the same

Britain and France do not share a fixed quota of political stability such…

60 days ago

Badenoch’s ‘thoughtful Conservatism’ turns out to be just the slower road to Faragism | Rafael Behr

The Tory leader’s intellectual meanderings have shrunk her party into little more than a holding pen for future Reform party candidates

British politics is starting to look post-Conservative. That isn…

81 days ago

Keir Starmer is betting everything on an America that doesn’t exist any more | Rafael Behr

Cosying up to Trump is an all-in gamble. Britain should be building better relations with more reliable allies closer to home

Interpreters are not required for visiting US heads of state, but that doe…

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