Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist, author and BBC broadcaster. His recent books include England's Hundred Best Views, and Mission Accomplished? The Crisis of International Intervention
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The contaminated blood and Post Office scandals demand accountability and speedy redress for victims. We’re getting neither, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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The overcrowded city is leading the way with a tax on day trippers, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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Democracy needs checks and balances. But the undemocratic composition of the Lords deprives it of basic legitimacy, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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Tobacco is already on its way out. The state should not deny adults the right to make personal decisions for themselves, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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I’m a Garrick member. The exclusion of women is the opposite of liberal. It is out of date and wrong
I feel strongly that any association of citizens in a free society should be allowed to make its own rules. But this ban is absurd, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins -
While diplomatic rows are inevitable, the priority is to keep channels open, and engage with Beijing about the climate crisis, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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Kneejerk criticism of regimes in Russia, China or India may make us feel better, but there’s no evidence it is making the world a safer place, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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Claims of a leadership bid are ‘bonkers’, say Penny Mordaunt’s allies. But so too is staying silent while the PM stumbles towards an election, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Britain’s ‘most dangerous’ years lie ahead, warns Sunak. It’s cheap politics from a floundering PM