EXPLAINED: 6 - The Real Truth

‘Get the Tories out’ will carry the election, but it won’t fix the faultlines of a broken politics

The duopoly at the centre of our electoral system promises stability, yet delivers anything but. Labour must be ready for that, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024

Europe and the US are drifting further apart – and Britain will be left to flounder

For decades, UK foreign policy had two pillars: the EU and Washington. Who would be our allies in a Trump 2.0 world, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024

Keir Starmer’s method has worked so far – now begins his toughest test

Election campaigns are about making the political weather. And on that crucial test, Labour is struggling, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

In Britain and the US, elections signify democracy. They also mask its decline

Ballots in the UK are free by global standards, but that system alone is no bulwark against tyranny, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024

Britain needs rescuing from the Tory cult of immaculate sovereignty

Rishi Sunak is a fool if he thinks he can govern in partnership with ideological fanatics who want him to fail, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023

Why does the spirit of Remain survive? Because it is about so much more than Brexit

Long after the referendum, it describes an allegiance to a liberalism felt by many – but rarely reflected in our party politics, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023

Rwanda is a proxy in the war for the Tory soul. It’s a war Rishi Sunak is losing

A brave leader would admit he is cornered and set out a new direction to his party and the public. He’s not that guy, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023

Hunt’s budget may be economic fantasy, but he’s set a political trap for Labour

Rishi Sunak’s small-state ideology misjudges the needs of the economy and the mood of the country, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023

David Cameron’s Tory party is dead – and its ghost can’t save Rishi Sunak

Bringing the former prime minister into the cabinet is an admission that the incumbent’s strategy has failed completely, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2023

In his speech, King Charles spoke of ‘my government’. Well, it certainly isn’t ours

The shabby state of British democracy was made plain by a king’s speech tailored not for the country’s needs, but the Tories’ own grubby ends, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023