Simon Jenkins Quotes

[In a comment entitled] To say we must stay in Iraq to save it from chaos is a lie.. They told you Britain must invade Iraq because of its weapons of mass destruction. They were wrong. Now they say British troops must stay in Iraq because otherwise it will collapse into chaos.

Simon Jenkins

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Simon Jenkins

Sir Simon David Jenkins (born 10 June 1943) is a British author, a newspaper columnist and editor. He was editor of the Evening Standard from 1976 to 1978 and of The Times from 1990 to 1992. Jenkins chaired the National Trust from 2008 to 2014. He currently writes columns for The Guardian.

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Simon Jenkins

We collect them partly out of mischief,.. But also to encourage churches to stop making an ass of themselves.

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Simon Jenkins

[In a comment entitled] To say we must stay in Iraq to save it from chaos is a lie.. They told you Britain must invade Iraq because of its weapons of mass destruction. They were wrong. Now they say British troops must stay in Iraq because otherwise it will collapse into chaos.

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Simon Jenkins

But the worst I think is the racism

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We want to allow freedom of speech as far as possible but we can't allow that sort of thing.

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It has blown everything out of the water. It is four times the number for our previous project, an Internet Noah's Ark reality game show.

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Simon Jenkins

We are not replacing church, we are adding really.

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Simon Jenkins

Given that her mother lived to 101, the Queen is clearly in for the long haul. Therefore the Prince of Wales must simply wait. We can only wish his mother all health and happiness and get used to the fact that British heads of state will, in future, be very senior citizens.

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