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The UK’s smoking ban is government meddling at its worst and most pointless | Simon Jenkins

Tobacco is already on its way out. The state should not deny adults the right to make personal decisions for themselves, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Simon Jenkins

19, Apr, 2024 @1:02 PM

Britain has no business intervening in the war in Gaza. So why did it defend Israel against Iran? | Simon Jenkins

Our leaders are too eager to revisit the UK’s one-time role as police officer to the world. This isn’t the way to do foreign affairs, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Simon Jenkins

16, Apr, 2024 @9:33 AM

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

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

Simon Jenkins

11, Apr, 2024 @4:31 PM

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

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

Simon Jenkins

08, Apr, 2024 @1:25 PM

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

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

Simon Jenkins

01, Apr, 2024 @1:53 PM

I’m a Garrick member. The exclusion of women is the opposite of liberal. It is out of date and wrong | Simon Jenkins

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

Simon Jenkins

27, Mar, 2024 @12:09 PM

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

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

Simon Jenkins

26, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

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

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

Simon Jenkins

22, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

Loyalty was once the glue that held the Tories together. But now they’ve come unstuck | Simon Jenkins

Claims of a leadership bid are ‘bonkers’, say Penny Mordaunt’s allies. But so too is staying silent while the PM stumbles towards an election, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Simon Jenkins

18, Mar, 2024 @4:04 PM

Britain’s prison system is brutal and broken. Why does reforming it seem so impossible? | Simon Jenkins

Prisoners are being released early because jails are overflowing. We know what better policies would look like – but politicians won’t act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Simon Jenkins

14, Mar, 2024 @4:49 PM

The moral of Kate’s picture-editing debacle is simple: the royal family should tell all | Simon Jenkins

The first rule of celebrity is that once you crank up the publicity machine, keeping secrets is out of the question, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Simon Jenkins

11, Mar, 2024 @1:00 PM