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The weather is terrible and the forecasts worse – why do we bother with holidays in August?

The British summer is still based on pre-industrial events. It’s time a government had the guts to shake up the holiday year, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Sunak’s plan for carbon capture is good news: he shouldn’t muddy it with party politics

Consensus on tackling the climate crisis is what’s needed now – and direct action against CO2 must be the next move, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Even in the heat of war, there must be dialogue. To save lives, a new grain deal with Putin must be struck

The result of his blockage of food exports could be mass starvation in poor countries, warns Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The answer to Britain’s housing crisis lies in its towns and cities – not the countryside

The Conservatives are right about making urban areas denser, but their proposed planning reform is an undemocratic mess, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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What do you get if greed is rife, government stupid and planning abused? Canary Wharf and other such horrors

As big firms exit what came to be a symbol of the office age, we can finally start thinking about building truly civilised cities, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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What is the MoD taking in its tea? There’s no way Britain will be in a three-front war by 2030

The outgoing defence secretary, Ben Wallace, has got the begging bowl out again. But his fearmongering about Russia and the Pacific is irresponsible, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Sunak says he can’t afford public sector pay rises – but look at the white elephants he’s happy to fund

Spending priorities sum up all that is rotten in government. Where is the money for education and the NHS, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Scottish politicians have the courage to decriminalise drugs, but Westminster is too timid to let them

Objecting to capital punishment was once taboo too, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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What’s the cure for an ailing NHS? You won’t find it in birthday soundbites from politicians

Serious debate about reform is dead in the water, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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A plan to cut carers when the NHS is on its knees – do ‘red wall’ Tory MPs really think this will save them?

The UK’s care sector needs workers from abroad, but rightwing MPs must slash immigration to save face – whatever the cost, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The Partygate probe should have stopped at Johnson, and let his tinpot army fade into obscurity

MPs feel they have to assert their authority after his insults, but going after his friends risks looking petty and partisan, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Bravo to Prince William’s plan to end homelessness. Here’s where he should start

The problems involved are complex, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The SNP implosion could lead to a more independent Scotland. Here’s how

Labour and the Tories are desperate for Scottish seats. What they offer to get them could be a gamechanger, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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If the UK is really moved by starvation in North Korea, demand an end to cruel sanctions

UN bans aimed at transgressive regimes always hurt the poor and innocent, leaving rulers such as Kim Jong-un unscathed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Farewell, Boris Johnson: Britain will not miss your attempts to play Trump

His era in power was marked by squalor and self-promotion. In the end, he proved himself afraid of parliament – and democracy, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Banning ultra-processed food is not a nanny-state issue. It’s common sense

Britain’s health is a national scandal, not just because of the state of the NHS, but because the government refuses to take action on our diets, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Keir Starmer’s centralist rule is not the Labour we know

Letters: Mike Sheaff cannot remember a time when party democracy was held in such disregard; plus letters from Phil Davis, Frank Newhofer and Matthew Bowles

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Keir Starmer says he wants to empower local communities. The Jamie Driscoll affair suggests otherwise

Blocking the North of Tyne mayor from standing for Labour again shows how deep the party’s centralism runs, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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British universities can no longer financially depend on foreign students. They must reform to survive

With spiralling deficits and little prospect of government support, higher education’s only long-term hope lies in radical change, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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A fight over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps? The dither and delay of Britain’s Covid inquiry is a disgrace

Sweden’s pandemic postmortem is done, yet ours seems headed for the courts before it has even begun, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Shredding the green belt is a recipe for disaster. We need a saner planning policy

One of the great creations of postwar Britain is under threat from the housing crisis – it doesn’t have to be this way, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Suella Braverman plays fast and loose with road safety

Letters: Readers on the home secretary’s speeding fine and speed awareness courses

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Get a grip, Westminster – Suella Braverman speeding is hardly the issue of the day

There are many reasons the home secretary may not be right for the job, but this inflated drama isn’t one of them, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Loyalty has long been the Tories’ secret weapon. Without it, Sunak stands no chance

As rebel rightwingers jockeyed for position this week, they tore up any remaining hopes of a Conservative election victory, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Sunak must be firm. Ukraine’s fate will be decided by war and diplomacy – not by sanctions

The western response has been blighted by stupidity, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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