Simon Jenkins Simon Jenkins is a journalist and author who began his career at Country Life before going on to serve as the political editor of The Economist and editor of The Times. He was chairman of the National Trust from 2008 to 2014. Why it’s time for the Royal Family to turn Buckingham Palace Gardens into a public park Simon Jenkins: The new planning white paper is a domesday for development The white paper on planning promises to license untold damage to the British landscape, argues Simon Jenkins.
