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Andy Burnham offers Labour a refreshing new voice to reach lost voters – but with what message? | Rafael BehrThe balance of global power is shifting fast, but Britain is stuck in the same old Brexit rut | Rafael BehrLabour needs a battle of ideas now, not a scramble to snatch the keys to No 10 | Rafael Behr

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Andy Burnham offers Labour a refreshing new voice to reach lost voters – but with what message? | Rafael Behr
Opinion
Opinion | The GuardianJun 3

Andy Burnham offers Labour a refreshing new voice to reach lost voters – but with what message? | Rafael Behr

Andy Burnham’s stint as health secretary in the final year of Gordon Brown’s government was not especially memorable, although one observation from a senior civil servant in the department at...

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The balance of global power is shifting fast, but Britain is stuck in the same old Brexit rut | Rafael Behr
Opinion
Opinion | The GuardianMay 20

The balance of global power is shifting fast, but Britain is stuck in the same old Brexit rut | Rafael Behr

While the Labour party was in meltdown last week, Donald Trump was visiting China. By the time Wes Streeting had sent his resignation letter to Keir Starmer, the US president...

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Labour needs a battle of ideas now, not a scramble to snatch the keys to No 10 | Rafael Behr
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|May 13

Labour needs a battle of ideas now, not a scramble to snatch the keys to No 10 | Rafael Behr

Labour has spent much of the past year paralysed by competing fears. MPs’ dread of facing voters with Keir Starmer as prime minister has been kept in check by their recoil from the process of replacing him.

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The rush to appease Trump led Keir Starmer into this ethical void | Rafael Behr
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Apr 22

The rush to appease Trump led Keir Starmer into this ethical void | Rafael Behr

You can’t kill something that is already dead. New details about Peter Mandelson’s disastrous appointment as Britain’s ambassador to Washington can trigger more paroxysms of outrage in Westminster. They can.

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Trump is being schooled on the limits of US power – but he is a slow learner | Rafael Behr
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Mar 18

Trump is being schooled on the limits of US power – but he is a slow learner | Rafael Behr

Donald Trump is teaching the world a lesson, but not the one he thinks. The attack on Iran was meant to be a dazzling display of military supremacy. It has instead illuminated chinks in the US’s armour.The US.

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When Maga oligarchs control the platforms, it isn’t really a debate about ‘free speech’ | Rafael Behr
Opinion|Opinion | The Guardian|Feb 4

When Maga oligarchs control the platforms, it isn’t really a debate about ‘free speech’ | Rafael Behr

The last UK general election of the 20th century was also the first to anticipate, albeit faintly, the coming technological revolution. The 1997 Labour and Conservative manifestos both included pledges to.

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