EXPLAINED: 14 - The Real Truth

Finally, some sense on the NHS: Wes Streeting recognises more money is not the only answer

The shadow health secretary wants to reform GPs and give patients more control. It would be a welcome, practical step, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2023

The cult of maths has brainwashed our schools – and Rishi Sunak has fallen for it too

The arts, sport, acquisition of complex life skills: all must be sacrificed on the altar of the easily measurable, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2023

Even England’s police want to decriminalise hard drugs. Why won’t our posturing politicians listen

Police chiefs’ plan to recommend addiction services would be far more effective than this ‘war on drugs’, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

The decline and fall of the established church

Letters: Dr Douglas Board, Rev Dr Lisa Curtice, Rt Rev Gregory K Cameron and Jackie Robertson on implications of the census showing that less than half of people in England and Wales now identify themselves as Christians

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

Blaming public sector staff for the failings of politicians is infuriating

Letters: Yvonne Williams, Tim Pollard and Corinna Pollard respond to an article by Simon Jenkins which accused the sector of resisting change

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

According to the census, we’re now a land of many faiths. There is no place for an established church

The king and Anglican leaders should take note that if the country is changing, so should its institutions, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

Dear PM, if Scots want closer links with Europe, why not? Let’s have a Scottish protocol

Rishi Sunak has gloated at the supreme court’s rebuff to Nicola Sturgeon. He’d be better off fashioning a proper devolution deal, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Let’s reverse the mad experiment of Brexit

Letters: Readers on the anti-Brexit mood in the country, the folly of looking to a Swiss-style deal and the need for rational dialogue

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

Professions, heal yourselves – only you can make the public sector better value for money

Rishi Sunak should take on doctors, barristers, teachers and academics, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022

We may not be heading for a Swiss-style Brexit deal, but Sunak must face reality

Most of Britain’s trade is with Europe, and Brexit has crippled it, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022