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Simon Kelner

Simon Kelner was editor-in-chief of The Independent and Independent on Sunday newspapers from May 1998 to 2008. He now writes a column several times a week for i.

Article thumbnail: Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves visit Ocean Gate container terminal at Southampton docks where they saw trains being loaded with goods from around the world and later held a Q&A with workers. The two were campaigning in the south of England for next month???s General Election on July4. Picture date: Monday June 17, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Election Labour. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Simon Kelner

Keir Starmer's betrayal of working people

Ministers won't enshrine in law the 'right to switch off' outside working hours - but it would help businesses as well as their staff

Simon Kelner

Gareth Southgate is making England more respectful on and off the football pitch

Simon Kelner

Being boring is Starmer and Southgate's shared superpower

Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey speaks to staff, supporters and the media at Liberal Democrat HQ on July 05, 2024 in London, England. As of the morning, the Liberal Democrats have won more than 70 seats in what party leader Ed Davey called their best result in a century. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)
Simon Kelner

We Brits are too polite for our own good

Simon Kelner

A trip to A&E taught me something new about the NHS

Article thumbnail: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: A detailed view of the "Sir Howard Bernstein Way" sign outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Etihad Stadium on December 11, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: A detailed view of the "Sir Howard Bernstein Way" sign outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Etihad Stadium on December 11, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: England's Harry Kane during a media day at Schlossverein Blankenhain in Blankenhain, Germany. Picture date: Sunday June 23, 2024. PA Photo. See PA Story SOCCER England. Photo credit should read: Adam Davy/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to FA restrictions. Editorial use only. Commercial use only with prior written consent of the FA. No editing except cropping.
Article thumbnail: England's Harry Kane during a media day at Schlossverein Blankenhain in Blankenhain, Germany. Picture date: Sunday June 23, 2024. PA Photo. See PA Story SOCCER England. Photo credit should read: Adam Davy/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to FA restrictions. Editorial use only. Commercial use only with prior written consent of the FA. No editing except cropping.
Article thumbnail: Pint of beer with overflow spillage on pub table
Article thumbnail: Pint of beer with overflow spillage on pub table
Article thumbnail: Handout photo taken with permission from Kai Bennetts, of 10-month-old calf Beau Lucy, who was hit by a police car twice on a residential road in Feltham, west London, around midnight on Saturday night. Issue date: Monday June 17, 2024. PA photo. See PA story POLICE Cow. Photo credit should read: Kai Bennetts/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Handout photo taken with permission from Kai Bennetts, of 10-month-old calf Beau Lucy, who was hit by a police car twice on a residential road in Feltham, west London, around midnight on Saturday night. Issue date: Monday June 17, 2024. PA photo. See PA story POLICE Cow. Photo credit should read: Kai Bennetts/PA Wire