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Labour’s new towns: an environmental disaster?

Letters: David J Black and Catherine Francis decry Keir Starmer’s housing plans, while Michael Kenny outlines the positives. Plus letters from Michael Hurdle and Steve Hoselitz

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Why the collapse of Britain’s prison system is good news

Our jails are academies of crime and dens of violence. A less punitive approach could help, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Labour’s supposedly bold ‘new towns’ idea has been tried before. And it failed

These vast sums should be spent improving our ‘second-tier’ cities – not on costly, carbon-guzzling developments in the rural south, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Labour’s plan for ‘the builders not the blockers’ is a capitulation to developers

Of course Britain needs renewable energy infrastructure and more houses. But Rachel Reeves has laid out a ruinous path, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Rishi Sunak’s new A-level exam is the HS2 of educational reform: it’ll never happen

The rotten system is crying out for a bipartisan inquiry, not a last-minute fudge like the ‘Advanced British Standard’, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Our panel’s verdict on Rishi Sunak’s speech to the Tory party conference

The prime minister has presented himself as the change candidate – will the British public buy it?

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Kemi Badenoch as next Tory leader? That would not be such a bad thing for the party

The trade minister is showing herself to be tactical rather than strident, and pragmatic on issues such as the climate crisis, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Spare these London flats the wrecking ball. But no more eyesore tower blocks please

High-rise blocks should not be the future, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Even HS2’s defenders are abandoning it. Rishi Sunak, it’s time to follow suit

Only political expediency has kept this terrible mistake on the rails. Pull the brakes – and save Britain billions, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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When it comes to Britain’s relations with France, at least King Charles gets it

Royalty is not elected to delve into political matters, but Charles’s visit to France suggests a friendship we urgently need, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Keir Starmer wants to rewrite the Brexit deal? Good – and he shouldn’t hold back

The Labour leader wants a ‘closer’ trading relationship with the EU. I recommend a return to the customs union, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Developers and their Tory allies are killing the high street. Only a people’s revolt can stop them now

While local shops in countries such as France are protected, the UK is crippled by lax planning laws and sky-high business rates, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Forget ‘Chinese spies’, trade not espionage should be Britain’s main concern with China

China is clearly using its trading supremacy to ignore accepted norms – but the UK has some leverage, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Britain can recover from the self-harm of Brexit. Today’s return to the EU’s Horizon project shows how

Polls suggest a majority of Britons regret our exit. Rejoining the scientific programme could be the start of something bigger, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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When things get tough for government, call in Grant Shapps, the perfect schmoozer

It was once said that no minister could coherently lead a Whitehall department in under two years. Shapps seems to believe he can do it in two days, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Gayle Hunnicutt obituary

Texas-born actor who made her home in the UK and was known for her roles in TV’s Fall of Eagles, The Golden Bowl and Dallas

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We must recognise the true worth of museum collections to society

Letter: Museums are not corporate entities with disposable goods, they reflect our relationship with the world and with each other, says Dr Jenny Durrant. Plus a letter from Margaret Dickson

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Theft isn’t the only problem facing the cash-strapped British Museum – and I have some answers

The museum’s sprawling collections should be consolidated, with items sold to fund much-needed developments, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Is Braverman in or out? It doesn’t matter: what’s broken is the Home Office itself

Rishi Sunak is reportedly facing growing pressure to sack the home secretary. But the troubles go much deeper than that, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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If only we’d had the vision to save the Crooked House

Letters: Readers respond to Simon Jenkins’ article about the demolition of the 18th-century pub in Staffordshire

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Yes, rebuild the Crooked House brick by brick – and buttress local planning, too

Communities need to be given more power to protect assets like historic pubs, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The weather is terrible and the forecasts worse – why do we bother with holidays in August?

The British summer is still based on pre-industrial events. It’s time a government had the guts to shake up the holiday year, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Sunak’s plan for carbon capture is good news: he shouldn’t muddy it with party politics

Consensus on tackling the climate crisis is what’s needed now – and direct action against CO2 must be the next move, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Even in the heat of war, there must be dialogue. To save lives, a new grain deal with Putin must be struck

The result of his blockage of food exports could be mass starvation in poor countries, warns Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The answer to Britain’s housing crisis lies in its towns and cities – not the countryside

The Conservatives are right about making urban areas denser, but their proposed planning reform is an undemocratic mess, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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