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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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024