REVEALED: 8 | Vintage Vibes

England’s metro mayors make a farce of local democracy. They must be scrapped

They were meant to refresh local politics, not confuse it. Starmer must devolve proper powers to every city and town, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024

Schools should bond communities: faith schools divide them. Why are ministers making that worse?

The government wants to scrap England’s 50% cap on ‘faith admissions’. It will just lead to religious discrimination, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024

Patients maimed by infected blood, innocents jailed, lives ruined. We want real justice – not inquiries

The contaminated blood and Post Office scandals demand accountability and speedy redress for victims. We’re getting neither, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024

Waiting for this flailing government to call an election is excruciating. We need parliamentary reform

A Fixed-term Parliaments Act must be restored, so election dates suit the national interest – not the prime minister’s, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024

Even its old boys are turning on the stuffy Foreign Office. They’re right to do so

This seat of Britain’s global power is elitist and stuck in the past. It needs to take into account the UK’s new, reduced status, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024

Scotland’s hate crime law may be well intentioned, but the police should not stymie public debate

The Scottish government’s legislation is frankly unworkable. I worry it may stifle honestly expressed, contentious views, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2024

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 It is out of date and wrong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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024

Does China spy on Britain? Of course. But we have more important things to discuss with them

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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2024

Putin is a dictator and a tyrant, but other forces also sustain him – and the west needs to understand them

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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2024

Education is at the heart of prison reform

Letters: Jon Collins says people are locked in their cells when they should be in a classroom, Andy Keen-Downs thinks community sentences and early intervention are key, while Adam Hart reflects on his experience as a community service organiser

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2024