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Letter: Mark Laity says Simon Jenkins was wrong on North Macedonia, and he is wrong on Ukraine, and Ruth Windle thinks we cannot afford to be intimidated by Putin’s threats

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

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

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

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

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Put yourself in the shoes of a Donald Trump voter – and understand what drives his success

Within Trump’s wild exaggerations are grains of truth. Liberals have never dealt with them, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Nato is growing reckless over Ukraine – and Russia’s German military leak proves it

An intercepted meeting on sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine suggests the west is on the brink of a risky and futile escalation, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Like a pub argument on Love Island – The Jury TV series shows all that’s wrong with Britain’s judicial system

The level of debate was like a saloon bar shouting match. But all juries need reform, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Let’s not police the language we use about cancer

Letter: Dr Chris Howell, a cancer survivor and paediatric oncologist, on why people reach for certain words when faced with the disease

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The Stonehenge tunnel will benefit visitors on foot and bike

Letters: Dr Nick Merriman responds to an article by Simon Jenkins that defends the view of the stones from the A303

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The money Sunak ‘saves’ from HS2 seems to be shrinking with every announcement

While the PM makes empty promises to the north, he lacks the courage to cancel the white elephant London-Birmingham line, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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It’s unhenged: millions will be denied one of England’s greatest views

A high court judge has ruled to allow the £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel – and robbed motorists of a precious glimpse of something ancient, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Fighting talk: why we should mind our language on cancer

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Simon Jenkins on the use of violent terms to speak about the disease

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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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