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Rafael Behr

Rafael Behr is political editor of the New Statesman

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Blogs
12 December 2012

Pegging the welfare uprating to the 50p tax rate would be an expensive decision in terms of future policy development.

Blogs
07 December 2012

Osborne's benefit cuts will test whether Labour's new doctrine is more than just a slogan.

UK Politics
05 December 2012

The Chancellor glosses over the fact that working people feel the brunt of his benefit cuts as much as the jobless.

Blogs
05 December 2012

The Chancellor's plan to increase benefits by just 1 per cent creates an awkward dilemma for Labour and Lib Dem MPs.

Blogs
04 December 2012

British newspapers will struggle to persuade readers to join them in righteous indignation over Leveson's proposals.

The Staggers
30 November 2012

The Labour leader has made enemies of the British press. Now he has to present himself as the outsider taking on tabloid bullies.

UK Politics
29 November 2012

Labour can win the welfare argument by appealing to working families hammered by the cuts, Liam Byrne tells Rafael Behr.

UK Politics
28 November 2012

Most Conservative MPs are not enjoying being in government.

Blogs
28 November 2012

New data shows that the spending cuts are deepest in areas with the highest claimant count per vacancy.

UK Politics
26 November 2012

A leaked letter from Mark Hoban to Coalition MPs tries to move the goalposts ahead of performance data being published.

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