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It should not have been down to the athlete Tom Daley to call out blinkered attitudes to LGBTQ people, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The profession seems to have gone AWOL, just when we could do with a bit of modelling on tax cuts v handouts, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
It’s one thing to declare yourself ‘rather dead than red’, quite another to inflict that decision on the rest of us, says Guardian columnist...
The ill-thought-out ideas issuing from Britain’s prime ministerial candidates are a cause for alarm, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Energy prices are rocketing, inflation is soaring and millions are being starved of grain. Surely Johnson knew this would happen, says Guardian...
Tory leadership candidates, as they spout their pseudo-Thatcherite cliches, lack the guts to admit Brexit is not working, says Guardian columnist...
Liz Truss’s claim that tax cuts will reduce inflation are eerily reminiscent of Boris Johnson’s infamous style, says the Guardian columnist Simon...
In the race for the top job there’s the alumni of Academy Boris – and then there’s the former chancellor, Keir Starmer’s biggest headache,...
He faced phenomenal challenges but had a disrespect for parliament and the public that finally caught up with him, says Guardian columnist Simon...
The public, MPs and one-time allies in cabinet want him out. Johnson’s decision to face them all down is a landmark in our political history, says...
Celtic grievances can no longer be waved away by Whitehall, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
By refusing to discuss rejoining the single market or the customs union, Labour can’t deal with the ‘fatberg’ of red tape, says Guardian...
Brexit has left Britain out on a limb. Yet the PM seems hellbent on alienating our trading partners to boost his own position, says Guardian columnist...
Since childhood I have lived some of the year in a Welsh valley. It is possible to become a part of the local community, says Guardian columnist Simon...
Each domestic disaster is followed by a call pledging more aid to Kyiv – it’s the most expensive therapy session in history, says Guardian...
If the British Museum chairman is serious about returning the treasures to Greece, digital technology is his friend, says Guardian columnist Simon...
He has described as ‘appalling’ the Tories’ plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. Don’t expect him to change, says Guardian columnist...
Whatever settlement is reached to end the war, it will be a compromise, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
From childcare to the courts, public service failures are causing chaos, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Far from compelling Russia to exit Ukraine, they are causing great suffering worldwide as food and energy prices soar, says Guardian columnist Simon...
Banning sports stars and musicians perfectly fits the Kremlin’s narrative that the war in Ukraine is one of national survival, says Guardian...
Who knows where that extra tax revenue would end up, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
He stumbles from one fine mess to another. It is hard to know when there was worse custodianship of national affairs, says Guardian columnist Simon...
The prime minister lacks the authority to fix the problems his protocol has caused. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland suffers, says Guardian columnist Simon...
The UK has enough housing to go around – the problem is that the market is inefficient, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Brexit, Northern Ireland and the cost of living crisis need our undivided attention, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
For 15 years outsize developments have been making a mess of the Thames – and this South Bank scheme is among the worst, says Guardian columnist...
England’s ‘dental deserts’ are just the latest blow. We have to learn from other countries, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The foreign secretary’s belligerent comments on Russia reduce Ukraine to a pawn in the Conservatives’ power struggle, says Guardian columnist...
The minister is leaving letters to civil servants as if they’re his butler, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The failure to block the motion to refer the prime minister to the Commons privileges committee marks a watershed moment, says the Guardian columnist...
Welby’s invocation of the Almighty only confuses the forces that need mustering against the policy, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
A new wave raises questions about identity, elections and how we live. Conventional politics must answer them or die, says Guardian columnist Simon...
History has shown that international justice can be difficult to achieve, but that doesn’t mean Zelenskiy shouldn’t try, says Guardian columnist...
Zelenskiy is a master of mobilising his nation’s defence. But his plight must not become a plaything of western politics, says Guardian columnist...
March 2020 was a nightmare month in the game of prediction. But I stand firm that some of my scepticism may be borne out, says Guardian columnist...
As enticing as comparisons with the past can be, it’s geography that holds the key to understanding the war in Ukraine, writes Guardian columnist...
This vacuous foreign policy weapon exacts a human price while failing to achieve any objective, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The war in Ukraine is showing up the inconsistency and moral sloppiness of how Britain deals with regimes, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
It’s ordinary people who are likely to feel the pain and none of the oligarchs directly targeted can influence Russia’s tyrant anyway, says...
You could hardly imagine a frostier welcome for these desperate people. The comparison with Europe tells you everything, says Guardian columnist Simon...
The UK government is directing its fury at the oligarchs it has courted for 20 years. It will achieve little, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
When the fighting stops, Britain must help Russia and Ukraine live as neighbours again, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The Russian leader listens to China’s Xi Jinping and a tiny circle of rich cronies. Only they may be able to prevent huge bloodshed, says Guardian...
The cost of lockdown has been appalling, but the crisis is over, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
An island nation must trade with its nearest mainland, whatever our new Brexit opportunities minister claims, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
After 70 years, retiring in good health to hand over to Prince Charles would be good for the monarchy and the nation, says Guardian columnist Simon...