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Labour wants to ramp up facial recognition. What if our data ends up in the wrong hands?

We know from recent hacks, and even the Snowden revelations, how vulnerable information gathered is to theft and misuse, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025

What juries can do that professional judges can’t

Letters: Jurors bring a humane, rounded perspective to the system, says Simeon Wallis. Plus letters from Diana Good and Francis FitzGibbon KC

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

David Lammy is right to slash the use of juries – it’s an open-and-shut case

Barristers and criminals may not like the idea, but it’s key to reforming the antiquated and overloaded justice system, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

My verdict on the ‘woke’ review of England’s school curriculum? It isn’t radical enough

When I heard it was dumbing down education, my heart sank. In fact, it’s outspoken about the chaos of Michael Gove’s reforms and the changes needed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025

Britain would do well to remember where its power over China lies

It’s ridiculous for the government to splurge on defence while it slashes spending on its most valuable asset: culture, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025

In Gaza, and now Ukraine, Donald Trump may be peace activists’ greatest ally. That deserves our backing

It’s a fool’s game trying to understand the president’s true motives, but do our misgivings matter if the outcome is a speedy end to war, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025

The latest Prince Andrew abuse claims are a new low for the Royal Family brand. In this form, it can’t survive

‘The Firm’ as a modernising strategy was already falling apart, but with the shocking allegations so fully in the public domain, it has now collapsed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025

Why does Reform seem unassailable? Because this is party conference season, when politicos always lose the plot

They wrote off Margaret Thatcher in 1981 when the SDP – like Reform today – was ascendant. They were wrong about her; they could also be about Starmer, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2025

Trump’s visit revealed a stark truth: Britain feels more than ever like a country stuck in the past

The pageantry highlighted the fact that we have no vision for our future, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025