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Fear of facing the future has British politics stuck in the past | Rafael Behr

Behr argues Labour and Conservative leaders cling to old narratives while the world grows more unpredictable.
Reeves’ 'securonomics' aimed to underwrite security and infrastructure but yields only modest income gains.
Badenoch’s leadership leans on familiar Tory lines: cut taxes, welfare, and immigration.
Starmer’s foreign policy speech was framed as a guide to balancing allies, markets, and security.
Behr highlights a risk: a potential geopolitical shock if democratic norms in the US deteriorate.
The piece notes Starmer’s long-standing struggle to articulate a clear future-focused policy.
Behr views Reeves’ budgets as attempts to buy time amid economic uncertainty.
The column characterizes the politics as a debate over how Britain should relate to the US, EU, and China.
The piece suggests the party plans reflect a yearning for a world that has disappeared.
The article frames Budget II as a continuation of campaign-era fiscal choices rather than bold reform.

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