Rafael Behr
Rafael Lawrence Behr (born June 1974[1]) has been a columnist at The Guardian since 2014, and is former political editor of the New Statesman.[2] Born in England, he is from a Jewish family from South Africa and as a child spent summer with relatives in Israel. He is an atheist.[3]
Rafael Behr has worked at the Financial Times, The Observer, the New Statesman and The Guardian.[4][5] In 2014, Behr was named political commentator of the year at the 2014 Comment Awards.[6] In 2019, he was shortlisted for the same award once again.[7]
Behr presents Politics on the Couch, a podcast about the psychology of politics.[8]
In December 2019, Behr suffered a heart attack.[9][10]
Views
Behr maintains Rishi Sunak "promised “integrity, professionalism and accountability”, making traits that should come as standard sound like innovations. He also said he would “bring compassion” to Downing Street, acknowledging its absence under his predecessor." Then, Berh maintains Sunak appointed Suella Braverman as Home Secretary despite her repeated breaches of information security and Braverman allowing overcrowding at a detention centre for asylum seakers. Behr maintains Sunak understands only finance and has little experience of other aspects of being a Prime Minister. Behr maintains Sunak did not understand the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference would have given him the chance to appear on the world stage.[11] Later Sunak changed his mind and decided he would attend the COP27 conference after all.[12]
References
- ^ "Rafael Lawrence BEHR personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
- ^ "Guardian appoints Rafael Behr as political columnist" (Press release). London: Guardian News & Media. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Behr, Rafael (2 October 2005). "Testament of youth". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Rafael Behr joins the New Statesman". www.newstatesman.com. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Tag: Rafael Behr". Coffee House. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Previous winners". www.commentawards.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Shortlist | The Comment Awards 2018". www.commentawards.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Productions, Larchmont. "Politics on the Couch". Politics on the Couch. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Behr, Rafael (29 January 2020). "What having a heart attack taught me about Brexit | Rafael Behr". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Behr, Rafael (16 January 2021). "I thrived on the tension and drama of British politics. Then I had a heart attack". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ More austerity, more division, more decline: Sunak is merely a sequel in a tired Tory franchise The Guardian
- ^ Rishi Sunak confirms he will attend Cop27 after earlier saying he would not go – UK politics live The Guardian
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