Simon Jenkins

The end to this bloody stalemate must come with negotiation, and Putin should not wait until Trump is in the White House, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Refurbishing an old building is subject to full VAT. The government’s priorities are all wrong, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

It's semi-final time in the Great British Bake Off tent and with four bakers vying for a place in the final, it was time to put their patisserie skills to the test. Howard Middleton takes a look at what happened and who got through to the final.

Firing missiles into Russia will only lead to more hardship for the people of Ukraine, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

This is how big wars start, when small ones go wrong. Nato politicians are deliberately playing with fire along the Ukrainian frontier, as UK-made missiles have been launched into Russia for the first time since the beginning of the conflict. The attack came a day after Kyiv used US-supplied long-range weapons to strike within Russia. Every military comment on British and US authorisation of missile attacks on Russia has said the same. They are “too little, too late”, and unlikely to affect a war that has increasingly turned to Russia’s advantage.

Britain is a largely secular country. Those who oppose the bill before parliament should not be interfering with other people’s right to choose for themselves, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The outgoing president’s abuse of the constitution opens the door to more abuse by the next one. The rules were never meant to condone crime, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

A Short History of British Architecture: From Stonehenge to the Shard Simon Jenkins Viking, pp.310, 26.99

People should have a say in their surroundings. But in its bid to build 1.5m homes, the government has left them powerless, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

A TV documentary has revealed the toll of smartphone use on 11-year-olds’ mental health, and the consequences of addiction, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins