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Nato offers protection, not provocation

Letter: Rasa Cuckson takes issue with Simon Jenkins’ criticism of Nato’s inclusion of the Baltic states and Poland

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The right to roam … but you have to trespass to get there. England’s countryside rules are truly absurd

It is a scandal that 2,500 beauty spots are designated as places to walk and enjoy, but no one can legally reach them except the landowners, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Let King Charles’s illness finally change how we speak about cancer: it’s not about ‘winning’ or ‘losing’ a ‘war’

As someone treated for bowel cancer, I think attitudes must change but also the language, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Build a 500-metre tower in London as a backdrop to ‘the Slab’ on the South Bank

Letters: Bringing Europe’s tallest building back to London would be an inspiring and visionary project, says Frank DM Wilson, while Francis Bown says ‘the Slab’ will further blight the cityscape

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Yes, Donald Trump’s Putin comments were unhinged – but he’s right to question Nato’s future

Saying he would ‘encourage’ Russian attacks on non-paying members was outrageous. Europe needs a vision for peace, with or without US support, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Expensive and loathed, ‘the Slab’ will be a terrible monument. It’s being called Gove Towers and he deserves it

The London megabuilding given the go-ahead this week is a giant symbol of profit over community, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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How to fix Britain’s crumbling NHS? Whatever you do, don’t ask a doctor

My conversations with senior staff tell me this: only radical reform will work. If he takes control, Wes Streeting must be brave, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Northern Ireland will leave the union, and Scotland could too. True devolution is the only way to save it

Yes, there are leadership crises everywhere, but make no mistake: the UK’s future rests on devolving more powers, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Whisper it, but in opposing Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban, Liz Truss might be right

Restricting flavoured vapes make sense, but halting tobacco sales altogether for all entering adulthood is bizarre, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The endgame looms for Sunak and the Tories. ‘Rwanda’ will be the epitaph on their political grave

If he has any concern for his reputation, the PM will shelve this doomed mistake and do everything to rescue public services, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Brexit trade checks will cost £330m a year. Starmer must revisit this disastrous deal

The price of the Tories’ new border regime beggars belief. In a cost of living crisis, it’s a bill we can’t afford, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Prince William should finish what Charles started – and sever the ridiculous ties of church and state

Rumours that the heir isn’t religious are heartening, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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England’s secondary schools are Dickensian. No wonder children are staying away

Gillian Keegan’s war on truancy should start with a little self-reflection, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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King Charles should follow Denmark’s example – and tell us when he’ll abdicate

Queen Margrethe is the latest European monarch to make way for new blood. It puts our archaic system to shame, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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British politics is rotting from the bottom up: pity our crisis-hit local councils

The collapse of town hall democracy is a scandal unfolding in real time, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Of course Michelle Mone should be thrown out of the Lords, but others enabled her: turf them out too

The cronyism and irresponsibility in government during the pandemic cannot go unpunished, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Housing policy in Britain is a chaotic shambles. Thank God for nimbys, I say

Without them the green belt would have been ravaged, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Rishi Sunak’s week of chaos reflects the state of his party. There’s only one answer: an election

Today his appearance at the Covid inquiry, tomorrow his failing Rwanda bill. The PM – and the Tories – are disintegrating, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Respect the right of Falkland Islanders to self-determination

Letters: The islands’ status as a British overseas territory has nothing to do with imperial gestures, and everything to do with the wishes of the population, writes Dr Nigel Haywood. Plus letters from Glenn D Barker, Mark Nolan and Maya Richardson

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Return the Parthenon marbles. The British Museum has too much stuff anyway

These relics from the fountainhead of European culture don’t belong in a cold, grey Bloomsbury chamber, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Prepare for this general election to be the most toxic ever, thanks to Farage and Reform UK

Immigration is not a top issue, yet both the Tories and Labour are focused on it – and the insurgent party is ready to capitalise, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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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

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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

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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

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‘Royally lost the plot’: how The Crown went from prestige drama to TV disaster

It was once a stately piece of landmark TV, but seven years on it’s a trashy, unwittingly comical melodrama that borders on the exploitative. How did things get so bad?

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