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GCSEs harm our young people. Ministers should have the guts to abolish them – and start again

A report out this week highlights how destructive the cult of the exam is in Britain’s schools. But it doesn’t go far enough, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

Keir Starmer is having his chainsaw moment – but all he will slash is democracy

The PM sounds like Elon Musk when promising to fight the ‘blockers’, but his government’s plans will weaken the link between peoples and politics, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025

When the horror stops, the key to peace in Gaza and Ukraine will be how power is shared

Constitution-building offers no headlines – but what it can do, history tells us, is stop countless people dying, writes Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

If Trump really cared about his ‘favourite’ US president, he would leave Gaza and Greenland alone

He eulogises the 25th incumbent, William McKinley, but on tariffs and imperialism, Trump is learning the wrong lessons, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025

It’s clear Britain can’t survive without immigration. Now Labour must convince voters

Yet more evidence shows that we will only rely on it more as time goes on. It’s time to debate it without toxic rhetoric, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025

Starmer wants the economy to grow, baby, grow. Woe betide the ‘blockers’ who get in his way

By sweeping aside everyone from local planners to defenders of the green belt, Labour is handing a gift to Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025

The government wants to future-proof the BBC. How about embracing a subscription model?

Lisa Nandy needs creative ideas for the broadcaster. A hybrid funding settlement could protect its Reithian tradition, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025

Hearing MPs’ life stories brings us closer to them

Letters: Readers respond an article in which Simon Jenkins takes issue with personal stories being shared in parliament and says issues like assisted dying are for heads, not hearts

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

I don’t want to hear MPs’ personal testimonies in parliament. Issues like assisted dying are for heads, not hearts

On matters of war, of life and death, we hear emotional stories from politicians. It may be engaging, but I’m not sure it is right, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025

Here’s a tip for the world’s politicians: sorry shouldn’t be the hardest word

There is a clear benefit in taking responsibility for mistakes. So why do so many leaders fob off the public with obfuscation, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2024