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Fear of facing the future has British politics stuck in the past

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves claim to be dealing with the world as it is, but seem to yearn for a world that has disappeared, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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

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, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale

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, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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There’s a missing link in British public life – and it underpins crises from the BBC to our prisons

A declining sense of collective identity is corroding trust in our institutions and undermining democratic politics, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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

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, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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

It is the right way to go, but taking the long way round to such an obvious point has cost Labour precious time and credibility, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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The crisis engulfing Emmanuel Macron contains a warning for Keir Starmer

The French president dominated the centre ground but has failed to build a legacy there. Labour is in danger of doing the same, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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

The Tory leader’s intellectual meanderings have shrunk her party into little more than a holding pen for future Reform party candidates, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Resisting Faragism offers the Lib Dems a rare clarity of purpose

Ed Davey’s rallying cry in defence of moderate, liberal Britain might give some coherence to a party with a reputation for opportunism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Donald Trump joins royals for state banquet at Windsor as thousands protest against US president’s visit – as it happened

Politicians, dignitaries and high-profile tech entrepreneurs attend feast

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

Cosying up to Trump is an all-in gamble. Britain should be building better relations with more reliable allies closer to home, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Starmer should beware: in this volatile age, no majority and no leader is secure for long

Labour’s massive election victory already feels long ago. The PM needs to build a new electoral alliance – and quickly, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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While Starmer struggles with a broken system in Westminster, real power keeps leaking elsewhere

Far from No 10, Nigel Farage has been amassing power in the sprawling, networked space where 21st-century politics happens, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Labour must debunk Farage’s migrant myths

Letters: We are on the road to serious racial conflict, says Simon Rew. Plus letters from Paula Jones, Raj Parkash, Kevin Lloyd, Dr Ian Flintoff and Robert McNulty

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There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it

Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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By sanctioning journalists, the Kremlin admits how much the truth hurts

I’ve been accused of ‘anti-Russia narratives’ but Russia has many stories – including resistance against tyranny, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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European leaders behave like supplicants to an almighty Trump. Putin just sees him as a protege

Nato’s Trump-whispering has been vital for Ukraine – but the White House and the Kremlin have their own special channel, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Trump swallowing Putin’s lies is a bigger threat to Ukraine than bombs

The Russian leader will say he wants peace as long as it serves his interests – and play on the president’s desperation to ‘make a deal’ quickly, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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We’re being deafened by digital noise. Pause it and you hear the sound of democracy in crisis

Step offline for just a moment and you see how democratic politics is struggling to cope with the pace of technological change, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Trump isn’t a reliable ally – but Nato dollars can be more persuasive than Putin’s propaganda

There is no guarantee the US president’s impatience with Russia will last, but the Kremlin may come to regret testing his patience, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Macron and Starmer talk Trump, boats and Ukraine – but Brexit is the ghost at the banquet

The prime minister has repaired broken relations with France, but Britain still looks perilously isolated in a world of shifting alliances, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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After the welfare vote debacle, this much is clear: Starmer must change. Labour MPs will demand it

The anti-Tory energy that won the PM a majority last year has gone. He needs to give his old supporters new reasons to keep him in office, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Dear PM, thanks for the welfare concessions, but I still won’t vote for your bill. Scrap the whole thing

Your government is choosing to balance the books on the backs of disabled people. That’s not the country we are supposed to be building, says Labour MP Richard Burgon

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Trump is angry with a world that won’t give him easy deals

In the Middle East as in Ukraine, the president is discovering that simple bullying tricks don’t resolve complex international crises, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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G7 leaders are paralysed by their fear of upsetting Donald Trump

Tyranny is contagious – and western governments’ reluctance to name the threat is helping it spread, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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