The principle underlying the release of the Mandelson papers is that officials are always ‘on the record’ – but our leaders must be able to speak their minds freely
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Sunak is right that our students need financial literacy – but that shouldn’t mean yet more maths | Simon Jenkins ⊖
Education should prepare young people for dealing not only with practical things such as insurance, pensions and taxes but also with tech and mental health
What is it about ex-ministers that they sudd…
26 days ago
Politics has tossed friendship out of the window – as Keir Starmer is realising | Simon Jenkins ⊖
Britain’s embattled PM is beset by enemies. One reason is that Westminster has ceased to be a club and turned into a shambles
The Tories took years of Westminster turmoil to reach their Liz Truss mome…
33 days ago
Potholes – that’s what voters care about. But you wouldn’t know it from the local elections coverage | Simon Jenkins ⊕
As I bounced dangerously around a Sussex road, I was reminded of the parlous state of our highways – and the serious neglect of local issues
It’s the potholes, stupid. Despite the attempts of national…
54 days ago
Sanctions don’t result in regime change. Whether against Iran or Russia, western countries need shrewder tactics | Simon Jenkins ⊖
Dissent cannot take hold in soil rendered barren by emigration and embargo. Political opposition needs academic and cultural exchange if it is to prosper
The chancellor of the exchequer and the IMF ag…
69 days ago
To a world at a loss as to how to handle Trump, I say this: the only answer may be to wait him out| Simon Jenkins ⊖
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A great effort will be needed to undo the damage once the US president has gone. But with the constitution unable to bring him to order now, that is what we must do
The US is extraordinary. One day it…
82 days ago
This is a key moment in the war on Iran – and Starmer must resist the UK being dragged into it any further | Simon Jenkins ○
This is not Britain’s war, it’s Trump’s and Netanyahu’s. The prime minister should be wary of becoming ensnared like Blair was with Iraq
Is this the turning point? A deranged US president and an Israe…
89 days ago
The king’s visit to the US must go ahead despite Trump's terrible military aggression | Simon Jenkins ⊖
A state visit is a connecting of people, not governments; of cultures, not commentators – our national bonds should be honoured
Should King Charles’s state visit to the United States next month be can…
3 months ago
Trump broke his promises to pursue this unwinnable war. Britain must not follow him into the abyss | Simon Jenkins ⊖⊖
The bombing of Iran is deeply unpopular. Despite the Tories’ urgings, Keir Starmer must not further embroil the UK in this disaster
Keir Starmer’s immediate response to the Israeli-US attack on Iran l…
Dirty Business, The Lady, Mandelson’s arrest – are they truth, ‘faction’ or just more drama? | Simon Jenkins ⊖⊖
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The latest rush of docudramas seems to suggest that anyone in the public eye must expect a degree of intrusion. But where does that end?
Was that really Peter Mandelson getting into a police car on Mo…