Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins is a journalist and author. He writes for the Guardian as well as broadcasting for the BBC. He has edited the Times and the London Evening Standard and chaired the National Trust. His recent books include England's Hundred Best Views, and Mission Accomplished? The Crisis of International Intervention
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The destruction of Britain’s high streets is no accidentThis business rate crisis is the direct result of flawed policy that penalises commerce in our town centres
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On Brexit, Tony Blair should get real – and butt outThe former PM says remainers should rise up against a referendum that duped them. In truth, it was more open to the public than some of his own decisions
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Yes, Donald Trump is a monster. But his agenda isn’t all badInsults won’t damage him – they shore up his image as a brave outsider attempting a new form of government
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The banana republic of Surrey has shown local council funding is brokenIf Surrey’s ‘secret deal’ is to be a harbinger of a new health and care service then the whole murky world of local government funding needs rethinking
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Three cheers for the Theresa May doctrineThe PM’s foreign policy speech in the US is an outbreak of common sense. But she and Donald Trump must also articulate a coherent alternative to belligerence
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Post-truth politics will be debunked by online factsDonald Trump’s lies are part of a long tradition of political mendacity that holds far fewer fears in the age of digital media
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Banks are moving workers, inflation is up. Project Fear is coming trueThis week two big banks, HSBC and UBS, honoured their threats about moving jobs from the UK. The grim reality is ‘hard’ Brexit will be tough for many of us
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This is Brexit poker - and Theresa May was right to up the stakesIt was strategically sensible to begin the skirmishes in uncompromising mood. The inevitable compromises will come later
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The hacking is 21st-century, but US-Russia relations are stuck in the pastWhile Moscow’s cyberwar capacity is cutting-edge, the flurry of expulsions and misguided sanctions simply rehash the mistakes of the cold war
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Don’t let the news get you down – things will get better, they always doWe live longer, with better access to water, power and health services and less violence. Hope lies in these statistics, not in the horror of headlines
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Trump’s latest tweet about nuclear weapons is both daft and dangerousThe president-elect’s promise to enlarge the US nuclear arsenal shows a woeful grasp of how the world, and wars, work today
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Libraries are dying – but it’s not about the booksThe internet stole the monopoly on knowledge but it can’t recreate a sense of place. Revival is possible
First thoughts Trump, Russia and Flynn: ex-adviser clearly has a gripping tale to tell