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Enjoy the magic of university life

Brief letters: The purpose of higher education | Totalitarian regimes | Thieving gulls | Digital beer tokens?

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As thousands more teenagers scramble for university places, I have to ask – why?

Student debt increasing, graduate salaries dropping, high-skilled jobs thin on the ground – higher education in the UK is a mess, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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If mansion owners paid a fair council tax, local authorities wouldn’t be in such a mess

Angela Rayner’s proposed reforms are ill-conceived and fail to address the system’s inherent unfairness, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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He may talk rubbish but Trump has an eye for beauty, and that is a breath of fresh air

The US president promotes classical architecture and loathes ‘ugly’ wind turbines. Keir Starmer would dismiss him as a nimby, but on this Trump has a point, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Talking is the key that unlocks all education

Letters: Dr Mike Davis, Chris Wills and Debbie Cameron respond to Simon Jenkins’ article on the benefits of oracy lessons

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Another way we are failing an entire generation: we must teach young people to speak

The PM promised to prioritise oracy lessons, but has failed to do so. Set against tests and exams, it is seen as a luxury: in fact it is essential, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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This fiasco didn’t start when Britain leaked Afghans’ names, but when we invaded their country

Even after Tony Blair’s bungled war, UK leaders still yearned to dominate the world stage. We can all see where that has led, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Clean energy should be a priority, not wuthering ‘Brontë country’ nostalgia

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Simon Jenkins about a proposed windfarm in the Pennines

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Ed Miliband would let a turbine farm destroy Brontë country. We need net zero, but at what cost?

Of course the climate crisis must be confronted, but history, tranquility and beauty must also count for something, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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This was Les Mis in the Commons – and Kemi Badenoch couldn’t resist hamming it up

The Tory leader should have supported Labour’s welfare bill – but such responsible behaviour would have defied the norms of British politics, writes Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Britain’s security depends on more than soft power

Letters: Readers respond to a piece in which Simon Jenkins argues that engagement with Russia is the best defence against conflict

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Note to Starmer and the other sabre-rattlers. Why spend billions on weapons – soft power would keep us safe

With hawks on one side and doves on the other, we ignore the obvious fact that engagement is the best defence against conflict, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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How bad is the HS2 fiasco now? So bad it’s time to listen to Nigel Farage

Labour now says the botched high-speed rail project will be further delayed. Why not just scrap it, as the Reform leader suggests? asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Labour had the chance to finally kill off HS2. Instead, it’s throwing more money into the pit

Rachel Reeves didn’t utter a word about this disaster in her spending review. Yet there’s a colossal £25bn more earmarked for it, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Sadiq Khan is right: Britain must decriminalise cannabis – or remain in the dark ages

Criminalising drugs ruins lives and wastes police resources. Many other countries have realised this – so when will UK politicians, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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From the day Britain left the EU, this reset was inevitable. What a pointless waste of time, money and effort

Keir Starmer is not blameless when it comes to Brexit, but he is moving in the right direction. Even the Tories attacking him know that, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Move civil servants out of London: fine. But that won’t curb Whitehall’s grip on Britain

It matters less where civil servants work than who they work for – and that is one of the most centralised governments of any western democracy, says Simon Jenkins

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Putting up a defence for jury trials in Britain

Letters: Bob Marshall-Andrews, Francis FitzGibbon and another reader respond to an article by Simon Jenkins on ditching trial by jury

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Will Nigel Farage and Reform UK kill off the Tories? Don’t be so ridiculous

History proves byelections to be futile polls on leaders. If I were Farage, I would apply for the Tory whip and capture the party from within, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Here’s a radical way to save England’s collapsing justice system: get rid of juries

We’re saddled with an archaic system. As record numbers of trials stall and costs soar, it’s time for us to ditch this relic, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Social and economic benefits of youth centres

Letters: They do much more than cut youth crime and violence, says Bernard Davies, while Tom Wylie says there should be a government strategy for youth w

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Youth centres may seem tame fare for politicians. But I’ve seen firsthand how they cut crime

By steering Britain’s young people down a positive path, these centres answer a chronic need. Why doesn’t the government protect them, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Lowering the voting age will benefit democracy

Letters: It makes no sense to deny the vote to 16- and 17-year-olds, writes Robin Prior, while Liz Moorse advocates for a statutory citizenship curriculum. Plus a letter from Chris Rennard

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Votes for 16-year-olds? Sorry, but I’m not convinced

If Starmer is serious about bringing young people into his ‘social contract’, then protecting them from the tech giants must be his priority, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Trump’s tariffs are ruinous, but are western sanctions any better? Just look at Syria

Sanctions as a form of economic aggression are macho and myopic, yet countries including the UK refuse to call a halt, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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