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Why does Nigel Farage get to play British politics on easy mode?

The UK’s electoral system traditionally makes it hard for new parties to succeed. Not Reform. Sitting back from the fray, it sets the agenda, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Keir Starmer’s muddled politics are reaching their limit. It’s time for him to make a choice

Veer left or double down on the right? Either way, the prime minister needs to commit and sell it to an impatient electorate, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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The least ‘integrated’ part of British society isn’t the immigrants – it’s the elite

Politicians and the rightwing press talk about integration in a selective and politically loaded way. The reality is quite different, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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What if one key problem with British politics at the moment is us – the voters?

Westminster has become fearful of a fickle and vindictive electorate. There’s value in that, but it’s also holding back our politics, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Populists like Farage promise voters a simpler life. In fact, they produce ever more hassle and chaos

Centrists won’t beat Reform UK by echoing its messages. They should emphasise the true unworkability of policies like Brexit, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Why is Ed Miliband a target for all sides? Because he’s a lefty politician who gets things done

Not since Tony Benn has a Labour minister been so assailed – and not just by the Tory press, but also by his own colleagues, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Keir Starmer is one of Labour’s most rightwing prime ministers. And one of its most leftwing, too

The PM offers a political hybrid designed for a fickle electorate. There are short-term electoral gains to be won, but risks in the long term, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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In Canada, I saw how Trump is ripping North America apart – and how hard its bond will be to repair

With the US president now warmer to Moscow than to Ottawa, it’s little surprise Canadians I met rolled their eyes at the decline of the special relationship, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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The UK has a history of coddling authoritarian leaders – now it’s happening again

British politicians think they exercise a moderating force on strongmen. In practice, ‘diplomacy’ and ‘pragmatism’ only ease their path, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Do Trump and co want a world reclaimed by straight white men? It’s not certain they’ll get it

Trump calls diversity policies ‘immoral’ and Badenoch says they’re ‘poison’. But businesses know multiculturalism is good for the economy, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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In Trump’s fantasy politics, he can accomplish anything – but reality will prevail

His second term seems to represent an unassailable victory for conservative white men – but soon he’ll be another incumbent in an anti-incumbent world, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Farage, Musk and Trump: they crave your attention. Don’t give it to them

Populist trolling thrives on the oxygen of publicity. It’s on all of us – media and voters – to start looking away, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Have those who say Starmer is failing forgotten the madness of the Tory years already?

The PM can’t simply sit back and hope things will settle down. But look to history: there is an inevitability about his predicament, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Bullies can sense weakness – which is why Labour must not shy away from taking on the global far right

By failing to challenge extremist narratives around immigration, Starmer is weakening, not strengthening, his government’s position, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Why disunity on the left spells trouble for Labour

Letters: A breakaway party of Labour leftists would only benefit the far right, warns Dr Anthony Isaacs. Plus letters from Andrew Shepherd, David Howard and Bruce Henderson

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Meet the groups trying to create a new leftwing party – and channel the energy missing from Starmer’s Labour

As disenchantment grows with mainstream parties, these collectives argue that the time is right – but there will be big obstacles, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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If I were a cautious, centre-left prime minister, Trump’s victory would have me worried

A Kamala-Harris-like fate could await Keir Starmer unless he becomes more class conscious – even populist, asks Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Battered but bizarrely upbeat: why even utter defeat hasn’t shaken the Tory party’s confidence

The Conservatives believe that they uniquely represent British values – so what need is there to admit the UK is changing? says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Starmer’s opening moves as PM have been as unpopular as Thatcher’s were. Can he recover like she did?

In 1979, another incoming prime minister struggled to satisfy the public hunger for change, asks the Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Warning to Keir Starmer – you are a Labour prime minister, not a ‘red wall’ one. Remember that

This narrow demographic helped the PM into No 10. But overemphasis on socially conservative voters will lead to failure, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Is Keir Starmer’s plan to help workers the start of a new era – or no big deal?

Labour’s promises to ‘make work pay’ are short on detail, but delegates at the TUC conference were starting to believe, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Wednesday briefing: Reform did for the Tories. Could Labour face the same threat from the left?

In today’s newsletter: Jeremy Corbyn’s upstart faction aims to “provide hope in a parliament of despair”. Now there are questions over whether it could be the first step to a more formal challenge

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Is effective centre-left government possible? Starmer has yet to prove that – but prove it he must

The PM faces conflicting ideological demands. After the budget and Labour conference, we will see how adept he is at managing them, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Were UK protests against far right anti-thugs or anti-racist? The answer will tell us much about our nation

There is little doubt anti-racist activists led the pushback, but it is also important to know why so many others took a stand, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Starmer won by shifting to the right. But the Labour left doesn’t need to spend these years in the wilderness

The party increased its vote in seats with leftwing MPs. In this strange new world of British politics, there are reasons for hope, say Andy Beckett

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