The Ukraine and Iran wars are very different, but a common authoritarian delusion unites the men who started them
A strongman president, self-styled redeemer of national glory, is trapped in a conflic…
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Andy Burnham offers Labour a refreshing new voice to reach lost voters – but with what message? | Rafael Behr ⊕
It will take more than blokeish affability to reach across the Brexit faultline that scars British politics
Andy Burnham’s stint as health secretary in the final year of Gordon Brown’s government was …
22 days ago
The balance of global power is shifting fast, but Britain is stuck in the same old Brexit rut | Rafael Behr ⊖⊖
Without a reckoning about the epic strategic error of leaving the EU, there is no serious debate about the country’s future place in the world
While the Labour party was in meltdown last week, Donald …
29 days ago
Labour needs a battle of ideas now, not a scramble to snatch the keys to No 10 | Rafael Behr ⊖⊖
Removing Starmer solves the problem of an unpopular leader, but without a coherent alternative agenda his successor won’t fare much better
Labour has spent much of the past year paralysed by competing…
41 days ago
‘An epidemic’: is antisemitism out of control in the UK? - The Latest ⊖
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The stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north-west London, has become the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks. So is rising antisemitism now a national emergency? And is more security …
43 days ago
In the coming AI future, Britain must not end up at the mercy of US tech giants | Rafael Behr ⊖
Trump is volatile, capricious and unreasonable – but he belongs to the old world of analogue power. What comes next will be harder to manage
Donald Trump is not impressed by soft power. He respects ha…
48 days ago
Two men made mistakes over Mandelson – only one has lost his job. That should haunt Starmer | Gaby Hinsliff ⊖
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As the bodies pile up and he continues to blame everyone but himself, respect for the prime minister is draining steadily away
A good leader never asks their people to do something they wouldn’t do…
50 days ago
The rush to appease Trump led Keir Starmer into this ethical void | Rafael Behr ⊖
Peter Mandelson’s flaws were mistaken for credentials to represent Britain in the court of a rogue president
You can’t kill something that is already dead. New details about Peter Mandelson’s disastro…
Labour’s great green energy plan could be a legacy as vital as the NHS | Polly Toynbee ⊕⊕
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Ed Miliband has a rare chance to do for the climate what Nye Bevan did for health: create something future generations will be proud of
It looks unlikely that Labour will emerge as the largest party a…
55 days ago
Are Axel Rudakubana’s parents responsible for his terrible crime? It’s a question many families will fear to answer | Gaby Hinsliff ⊖⊖
Lives could have been saved, had some of the adults involved acted differently. To prevent another Southport, parents must feel able to seek help
It was shortly before Axel Rudakubana left the house t…