Simon Jenkins
A good read but variable as history
A Short History of London is good on architecture but a more sophisticated analysis is needed
Food for thought
Is it worth trapping the squirrels in my London garden?
A question of selection
The Sensible Centrists have made a flawed case against party members choosing leaders
The love that can’t be erased
A recent court case exposed the surrogacy industry’s big lie
Contra Hitchens on the election
It was reasonable not to vote to prevent a Labour majority
Against beautiful losers
We must lose our attachment to the good-natured failure
Technical problems
Rishi Sunak must be glad to face one problem that is absolutely not his fault
Turning the tables on coercion?
Lord Walney’s report on political extremism is valuable if flawed
The Labour voter blues
At least forty per cent of Starmer’s voters are social conservatives. Will he take them with him, or leave them behind?