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So it’s goodbye to London’s Standard, my old paper – and to the heart of democracy, local news

The sad decline of this nearly 200-year-old institution has culminated with a decision to end the daily print edition, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Our schools don’t prepare young people for life. National service could change that

Forget the military, but working under supervision in the NHS, care sector or for a charity could be hugely beneficial for many, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Memo to Keir Starmer: say change, change, change all you want, but soon our problems will be yours to fix

Labour’s pitch is basically ‘elect us, we’re not Tory’, but people will quickly demand real improvements, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Julian Assange has paid a heavy price for his leaks – the US should let him go home

From Joe Biden’s point of view, returning the WikiLeaks founder to Australia and consigning him to history may be the wisest move, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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For a bird’s eye view of British conservatism, look at sport. No wonder VAR in football is in trouble

Once we create rules and customs, it’s a devil’s job to change them. The debate about video refereeing will be a mighty test, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Britain’s ‘most dangerous’ years lie ahead, warns Sunak. It’s cheap politics from a floundering PM

Beleaguered British leaders have always resorted to shielding their belligerence behind a wall of ‘values’. That’s what today’s speech was about, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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A question of faith in schools

Letters: Andrew Seber says the sense of local schools belonging to communities has been diminished, and Graham Mort is dismayed that the government is lifting the cap on faith school selection

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It’s as if misogyny was the vice that dared not speak its name at the Garrick. That cloud has now lifted

I saw a voting process that was both dignified and moving – and as a member of long standing, I welcome this change, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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England’s metro mayors make a farce of local democracy. They must be scrapped

They were meant to refresh local politics, not confuse it. Starmer must devolve proper powers to every city and town, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Schools should bond communities: faith schools divide them. Why are ministers making that worse?

The government wants to scrap England’s 50% cap on ‘faith admissions’. It will just lead to religious discrimination, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Patients maimed by infected blood, innocents jailed, lives ruined. We want real justice – not inquiries

The contaminated blood and Post Office scandals demand accountability and speedy redress for victims. We’re getting neither, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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That sinking feeling: why long-suffering Venice is quite right to make tourists pay

The overcrowded city is leading the way with a tax on day trippers, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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No matter how bad the Rwanda bill is, a bunch of unelected peers shouldn’t decide its fate

Democracy needs checks and balances. But the undemocratic composition of the Lords deprives it of basic legitimacy, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The UK’s smoking ban is government meddling at its worst and most pointless

Tobacco is already on its way out. The state should not deny adults the right to make personal decisions for themselves, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Britain has no business intervening in the war in Gaza. So why did it defend Israel against Iran?

Our leaders are too eager to revisit the UK’s one-time role as police officer to the world. This isn’t the way to do foreign affairs, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Waiting for this flailing government to call an election is excruciating. We need parliamentary reform

A Fixed-term Parliaments Act must be restored, so election dates suit the national interest – not the prime minister’s, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Even its old boys are turning on the stuffy Foreign Office. They’re right to do so

This seat of Britain’s global power is elitist and stuck in the past. It needs to take into account the UK’s new, reduced status, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Scotland’s hate crime law may be well intentioned, but the police should not stymie public debate

The Scottish government’s legislation is frankly unworkable. I worry it may stifle honestly expressed, contentious views, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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I’m a Garrick member. The exclusion of women is the opposite of liberal. It is out of date and wrong

I feel strongly that any association of citizens in a free society should be allowed to make its own rules. But this ban is absurd, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Does China spy on Britain? Of course. But we have more important things to discuss with them

While diplomatic rows are inevitable, the priority is to keep channels open, and engage with Beijing about the climate crisis, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Putin is a dictator and a tyrant, but other forces also sustain him – and the west needs to understand them

Kneejerk criticism of regimes in Russia, China or India may make us feel better, but there’s no evidence it is making the world a safer place, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Education is at the heart of prison reform

Letters: Jon Collins says people are locked in their cells when they should be in a classroom, Andy Keen-Downs thinks community sentences and early intervention are key, while Adam Hart reflects on his experience as a community service organiser

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Loyalty was once the glue that held the Tories together. But now they’ve come unstuck

Claims of a leadership bid are ‘bonkers’, say Penny Mordaunt’s allies. But so too is staying silent while the PM stumbles towards an election, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Peace in Ukraine has to be fought for

Letter: Mark Laity says Simon Jenkins was wrong on North Macedonia, and he is wrong on Ukraine, and Ruth Windle thinks we cannot afford to be intimidated by Putin’s threats

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Britain’s prison system is brutal and broken. Why does reforming it seem so impossible?

Prisoners are being released early because jails are overflowing. We know what better policies would look like – but politicians won’t act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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