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Developers and their Tory allies are killing the high street. Only a people’s revolt can stop them now

While local shops in countries such as France are protected, the UK is crippled by lax planning laws and sky-high business rates, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

Forget ‘Chinese spies’, trade not espionage should be Britain’s main concern with China

China is clearly using its trading supremacy to ignore accepted norms – but the UK has some leverage, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023

Britain can recover from the self-harm of Brexit. Today’s return to the EU’s Horizon project shows how

Polls suggest a majority of Britons regret our exit. Rejoining the scientific programme could be the start of something bigger, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

Is Braverman in or out? It doesn’t matter: what’s broken is the Home Office itself

Rishi Sunak is reportedly facing growing pressure to sack the home secretary. But the troubles go much deeper than that, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023

If only we’d had the vision to save the Crooked House

Letters: Readers respond to Simon Jenkins’ article about the demolition of the 18th-century pub in Staffordshire

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023

Yes, rebuild the Crooked House brick by brick – and buttress local planning, too

Communities need to be given more power to protect assets like historic pubs, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023

The weather is terrible and the forecasts worse – why do we bother with holidays in August?

The British summer is still based on pre-industrial events. It’s time a government had the guts to shake up the holiday year, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023

Sunak’s plan for carbon capture is good news: he shouldn’t muddy it with party politics

Consensus on tackling the climate crisis is what’s needed now – and direct action against CO2 must be the next move, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

Even in the heat of war, there must be dialogue. To save lives, a new grain deal with Putin must be struck

The result of his blockage of food exports could be mass starvation in poor countries, warns Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

The answer to Britain’s housing crisis lies in its towns and cities – not the countryside

The Conservatives are right about making urban areas denser, but their proposed planning reform is an undemocratic mess, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023