Simon Jenkins (1943-) is a British newspaper columnist currently associated with The Guardian after fifteen years with News International titles. He received a knighthood for services to journalism in the 2004 new year honours. Among his many other awards, in 1998 he was named What the Papers Say Journalist of the Year.
He has knowledge of architecture and has written books about England's churches and country houses. He presented the Channel 4 series based on his own book, England's Thousand Best Churches.
He worked as a journalist on Country Life magazine, and The Times Educational Supplement, Evening Standard, Sunday Times and the Economist newspapers before becoming editor of The Times for two years in the early 1990's. On January 28 2005 he announced he was leaving The Times and will be joining The Guardian in the summer after a break to write a book. [1]
His other activities include deputy chairman of English Heritage (1985-1990), a member of Britain's Millennium Commission, and is Chairman of the Buildings Book Trust that sponsors Pevsner's Buildings of England guidebooks. He should not be confused with writer and designer Simon Jenkins who edits Ship of Fools (the website) where Christians can take themselves a little less seriously.
Sir Simon lives in London with his wife, actress Gayle Hunnicutt . They have one son.
Partial Works
- Jenkins, Simon (2005) (untitled - politics) Allen Lane, ISBN 0713995955
- Jenkins, Simon (2003) England's Thousand Best Houses Allen Lane, ISBN 0713995963
- Jenkins, Simon (1999) England's Thousand Best Churches Allen Lane, ISBN 0713992816
- Jenkins, Simon (1995) Accountable to None: Tory Nationalization of Britain Hamish Hamilton, ISBN 0241135915
- Jenkins, Simon (1994) Against the Grain John Murray, ISBN 0719555701
- Hastings, Max and Simon Jenkins (1992) Battle for the Falklands M Joseph, ISBN 0718125789
- Jenkins, Simon (1993) The Selling of Mary Davies and Other Writings John Murray, ISBN 0719552982
- edited by Simon Jenkins and Robert Ilson (1992) "The Times" English Style and Usage Guide Times Books ISBN 0723003963
- Jenkins, Simon (1986) The Market for Glory: Fleet Street Ownership in the Twentieth Century Faber and Faber, ISBN 0571146279
- Jenkins, Simon, Anne Sloman (1985) With Respect, Ambassador: Enquiry into the Foreign Office BBC, ISBN 0563203293
- Jenkins, Simon and Andrew Graham-Yooll (1983) Imperial Skirmishes: War And Gunboat Diplomacy In Latin America Diane Publishing, ISBN 0756774683
- Jenkins, Simon (1981) Newspapers Through the Looking-glass Manchester Statistical Society, ISBN 0853360588
- Jenkins, Simon (1979) Newspapers: The Power and the Money Faber, ISBN 0571114687
- Jenkins, Simon (1975) Landlords to London: Story of a Capital and Its Growth Constable, ISBN 009460150X
- Jenkins, Simon (1971) Here to Live: Study of Race Relations in an English Town Runnymede Trust ISBN 0902397125
- Jenkins, Simon (1969) Education and Labour's Axe Bow Pubns., ISBN 0900182792
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