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Rafael Behr

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Columnist, podcaster Book: Politics, A Survivor's Guide amzn.to/3Kcnq2E Migrated to @rafaelbehr.bsky.social
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Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled – now the nationalist tide can be turned

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By Rafael Behr Verified
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Nigel Farage canvassing in Clacton, Essex, on 8 August 2026. Photograph: Jacqueline Lawrie/LNP Nigel Farage can be confident of victory against a man posing as an ennobled space traveller with a dustbin on his head. At least, in Clacton he can. The refusal of major parties to contest this week’s byelection sets the bar low. But even if the competition were more serious than Count Binface, the Reform UK leader would be the favourite to win on his chosen turf.
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Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled – now the nationalist tide can be turned

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By Rafael Behr Verified
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Nigel Farage can be confident of victory against a man posing as an ennobled space traveller with a dustbin on his head. At least, in Clacton he can. The refusal of major parties to contest this week's byelection sets the bar low. But even if the competition were more serious than Count Binface, the Reform UK leader would be the favourite to win on his chosen turf. He picked the constituency as his safest shot for a parliamentary seat in the 2024 general election for a reason.
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Democracy is at stake when foolish humans bet on machines being intelligent

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By Rafael Behr Verified
| Taipei Times Verified
By Rafael Behr / Guardian Opinion Add TT as Preferred Source When I am woken by the sound of my dog whining, I understand that she is hungry and wants me to get up. When my alarm clock goes off, I do not consider its needs. It is following an instruction to rouse me at a certain time but it does not care if I stay in bed. It does not try to get me up by other means. The dog, on the other hand, goes to plan B. She barks.
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