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Simon Jenkins

Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist, author and BBC broadcaster. His recent books include England's Hundred Best Views, and Mission Accomplished? The Crisis of International Intervention

October 2024

  • A young girl carrying a box of belongings on her head. There is a large truck and a small crowd of people in the background.

    Sudan’s forgotten war is bloody and horrifying – but US bombs aren’t the way to stop it

    Simon Jenkins
    The world must show it cares about the conflict, but relieving civilian suffering should take the place of military intervention, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
  • The Diego Garcia airbase, a joint UK-US military facility on the Chagos Islands.

    Britain needs to abandon its delusions of empire – giving up the Chagos Islands is a good start

    Simon Jenkins
    Labour says it is committed to other ‘overseas territories’, but why? These colonial-era dreams are costing the country dear, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
  • Robert Jenrick takes part in leadership hustings at the Conservative conference in Birmingham, 29 September 2024.

    Former PMs have a wealth of experience. Why not put some on the Tory leadership ballot?

    Simon Jenkins
    It’s grim to think the four candidates are the best Conservative politics can offer. Why can’t others be considered, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

September 2024

  • A mural by graffiti artist Eme Freethinker depicting German chancellor Olaf Scholz after the country legalised recreational cannabis use on 3 April, 2024.

    Britain’s prehistoric attitude to drugs isn’t working. Why not learn from Texas?

    Simon Jenkins
  • A woman working from home in her kitchen and smiling.

    Working from home is the great social experiment of our age – it’s too soon for the state to wade in

    Simon Jenkins
  • Sue Gray

    Sue Gray’s salary isn’t the problem – it’s the backstage power struggle Starmer cannot afford

    Simon Jenkins
  • Keir Starmer with David Lammy standing behind him. Starmer is talking and they are surrounded by a crowd of journalists holding microphones and cameras.

    Keir Starmer’s missile bravado could jeopardise Nato’s careful balancing act in Ukraine

    Simon Jenkins

  • Bankrupt and ravaged by student mental illness, Britain’s universities are badly in need of reform

    Simon Jenkins

  • This winter fuel fiasco will save Labour £1.3bn this year. But it will cost Starmer more

    Simon Jenkins

  • Want justice for the victims of Grenfell? It’s now clearer than ever that public inquiries are not the answer

    Simon Jenkins

  • What Blair can teach Starmer: pick your battles early, and surround yourself with experts

    Simon Jenkins

July 2024

  • BCC Global Annual Conference 2024<br>Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch during the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Global Annual Conference 2024 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London. The event is a key event for business leaders from across the UK and the globe to come together to discuss the BCC's Election Manifesto, 'The Future of the Economy'.&nbsp;Picture date: Thursday June 27, 2024. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Lucy North/PA Wire

    Kemi Badenoch wants to drag the Tories further right. That is a huge mistake

    Simon Jenkins
  • PMQs at the House of Commons in London<br>Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, July 24, 2024. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. IMAGE MUST NOT BE ALTERED.

    Keir Starmer, please – scrap the distasteful weekly brawl that is PMQs

    Simon Jenkins
  • ‘Harris’s urgent task is to weld a shattered Democratic party into a fighting machine.’

    Kamala Harris is no dominating leader – and that may be her biggest strength

    Simon Jenkins
  • British prime minister David Cameron, wearing a hard hat and hi-vis vest in March 2015.

    David Cameron failed to foist new houses on rural areas. Why does Keir Starmer think he’ll succeed?

    Simon Jenkins

  • It’s worrying to see the prime minister cheerleading for war. Will Ukraine turn into Starmer’s Iraq?

    Simon Jenkins

  • He’s beaten and humiliated, but Rishi Sunak has one final job to do – for party and country

    Simon Jenkins

  • Labour to win, Tories to lose: but why can’t Britain have radical MPs free to speak their minds?

    Simon Jenkins

June 2024

  • eton college playing fields

    Message to Labour: don’t tax school fees. Make private schools work for the public good

    Simon Jenkins
  • Nigel Farage appears on the BBC’s Panorama.

    Farage’s Ukraine comments were hardly offensive – other party leaders could use a history lesson

    Simon Jenkins
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