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The big picture on Napoleon’s history

Letters: Readers give their views on the new Ridley Scott film and renewed interest in the French emperor

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023

Argentinian firebrand Javier Milei is right about one thing: British sovereignty of the Falklands must end

The Conservatives’ stubborn stance on the islands’ future is merely a refusal to let go of our last spark of military glory, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023

Napoleon and The Crown are travesties: there is no ‘artistic licence’ to distort history

In a sick world, it is dangerous for film-makers to fabricate and embellish in the name of entertainment, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023

News coverage of war affects us all, but is switching off the right response?

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Simon Jenkins on the impact of the atrocities constantly being portrayed in the media

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2023

The real reason Sunak and Braverman have criticised Mark Rowley? To boost their profiles

In their different ways, the prime minister and the home secretary clearly just wanted to be seen to be acting tough, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

We cannot turn away from suffering, but I can no longer watch the news coverage from Israel and Gaza

Right now we have tabloid television, not broadcast news, offering a ghoulish voyeurism and simplified spectacle, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023

The Covid inquiry must look at facts as well as guilt

Letters: David Hughes hopes the inquiry will correct the lurch towards a presidential style of government. Plus letters from Peter Slessenger, Michael Lavin, June Findlater and Susan Mahoney

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023

This pantomime in Paddington is no way to right the wrongs of the Covid pandemic

The search for blame rather than truth at the inquiry is fuelling a theatre of humiliation, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023

There is a route out of this Israel-Gaza hell – an intermediary will be crucial to plot it out

No one should be squeamish about a state such as Qatar acting as a broker and bringing Hamas to the table, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023

Public inquiries are a vital vehicle in quests for the truth

Letter: Ben Harrison responds to Simon Jenkins’s suggestion that public inquiries benefit the legal profession but serve little other purpose

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023