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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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Every week brings a fresh HS2 scandal. It’s time to shut it down – all of it

In an astonishing white paper, Rishi Sunak rips into the project he once lavishly funded. But he doesn’t go far enough, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Why boosting quality of life is the best medicine

Letters: Readers respond to the call from England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, for doctors to prioritise quality of life over quantity of life

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When the solution to your problem is David Cameron, you know you’re in deep trouble

The former PM is back in the cabinet after Suella Braverman’s sacking. It goes to show how few options Rishi Sunak has left, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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News coverage of war affects us all, but is switching off the right response?

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Simon Jenkins on the impact of the atrocities constantly being portrayed in the media

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The real reason Sunak and Braverman have criticised Mark Rowley? To boost their profiles

In their different ways, the prime minister and the home secretary clearly just wanted to be seen to be acting tough, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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We cannot turn away from suffering, but I can no longer watch the news coverage from Israel and Gaza

Right now we have tabloid television, not broadcast news, offering a ghoulish voyeurism and simplified spectacle, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The Covid inquiry must look at facts as well as guilt

Letters: David Hughes hopes the inquiry will correct the lurch towards a presidential style of government. Plus letters from Peter Slessenger, Michael Lavin, June Findlater and Susan Mahoney

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This pantomime in Paddington is no way to right the wrongs of the Covid pandemic

The search for blame rather than truth at the inquiry is fuelling a theatre of humiliation, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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There is a route out of this Israel-Gaza hell – an intermediary will be crucial to plot it out

No one should be squeamish about a state such as Qatar acting as a broker and bringing Hamas to the table, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Public inquiries are a vital vehicle in quests for the truth

Letter: Ben Harrison responds to Simon Jenkins’s suggestion that public inquiries benefit the legal profession but serve little other purpose

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