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In the never-ending Brexit Wars saga, reality is finally fighting back

Voters can see that, in the world of Trump and Putin, Britain’s future is European. Westminster is playing catch-up, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Keir Starmer is caught in yet another trap of his own making

The prime minister’s immigration approach follows a now-familiar pattern: letting fear of a difficult argument get in the way of policy that might work, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Welcome to the era of ‘hostage politics’, where Labour is apparently your only hope

First it was the Conservatives and now Reform. The only thing the government has to offer is that it’s the least worst option, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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Keir Starmer can’t build a stronger European partnership by stealth. He has to declare it aloud

Britain has ‘reset’ relations with the EU, but with Farage ascendant again, our politics must be cured of the Brexit virus, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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The Tories have shown Labour exactly how not to fight Farage

As local elections loom, it’s clear that years of agreeing with the Reform leader have failed to discourage people from voting for him, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Nigel Farage thinks net zero is the new Brexit. Starmer can prove him wrong

Labour must deliver the green transition voters want, leaving Reform and the Tories on the side of economic decline and dictators, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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In Trumpland, ‘defending free speech’ means one thing: submission to the president

By claiming that any regulation is censorship, the White House is bullying Britain to abandon online safety laws and digital taxes, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Britain cannot afford to gamble on America returning to its senses. We must urgently look elsewhere

Ministers are insisting that Trump’s regime can still be a friend. It’s a delusion and a lie, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Keir Starmer won power without a purpose. Now he risks squandering it

Loyalists worry that the PM displays little of the engagement and dynamism required. Five years on, neither they nor voters really know him or his plan, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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A Trump-Putin pact is emerging – and Europe is its target

US betrayal of Ukraine is the rehearsal for a grander bargain with Moscow and an assault on continental solidarity, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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In a frightening new era, Starmer has made his move – and may have found his calling

Diverting money from aid to the military is a grim expedient in a crisis that will surely define this prime minister’s legacy, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Afflicted with liberal angst in the age of Trump? Take a leaf from Bridget Jones’s diary

The new movie wasn’t conceived as an allegory of the current international crisis, but for a generation of fans it works on that level, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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In the Musk revolution, lessons from the 20th century will be deleted

Democracy’s traditional defence against fascism doesn’t work against the new far-right hybrid coded in Silicon Valley, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Starmer’s EU reset risks being dragged down by the Brexit undertow

With Trump back in the White House, politicians on both sides of the Channel need to acknowledge the urgency of closer ties, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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In this government’s hands, big ideas always end up looking small. Just ask Ed Miliband

Labour is constantly torn between its self-image as a party of radical change and its fear of alienating voters with the wrong kind of radicalism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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In the Trump vortex, Keir Starmer must fight hard and fast to define Britain’s destiny

Difficult choices between alignment with Europe and the US are coming at the prime minister fast. He risks losing control of the debate, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Keir Starmer is right to gamble on an AI revolution, but it might not pay out in time

The cash to match the prime minister’s ambition will have to come from other budgets long before any benefits are seen, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Kemi Badenoch was supposed to make the Tories serious again. She has failed

By jumping on Elon Musk’s passing bandwagon and echoing the far right, the Conservative leader has shown she doesn’t understand her responsibilities, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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What does the China ‘spy’ row show? That Starmer can’t just muddle through on foreign policy

The PM’s attitude to China exposes the void where there should be a strategic concept of Britain’s place in the world, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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After months of dysfunction and miscommunication, is the Starmer method finally working?

The prime minister won’t learn charisma, but he has a record of going places by doggedly clearing the obstacles in his way, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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MPs will vote, but there is a better way to decide who has the right to die

In an age of cynicism and mistrust, politicians must work harder to involve the public in difficult decisions, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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A fairer system would make paying taxes more palatable

Letters: Most reasonable people can see that taxes are necessary to fund public services, says John Harradence. Plus letters from Tom Kelly and Ian Arnott

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Labour wants tax rises to fall on the ‘broadest shoulders’. The farmers furore shows why that’s so hard to achieve

In place of precision-targeted revenue raids, Reeves needs to win a bigger argument about the reason we have taxes, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Trump’s victory has fractured the western order – leaving Brexit Britain badly exposed

To navigate the dangerous new era, Keir Starmer must end the culture of denial around the biggest strategic mistake of modern times, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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The extreme politics that drove Donald Trump to a decisive victory

Letters: Readers respond to Rafael Behr’s article on the rise of far-right and nationalist politics

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