Simon Kelner
Simon Kelner was Editor of The Independent between 1998 and 2011. He writes a daily column for i.
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One thing Ryanair got right - charging extra for needless hand luggage
01 August 2013 03:41 PM
We know what a trip on Ryanair means: cheap and not very cheerful. But why do people now take huge bags on the flight instead of checking them in?
For Americans, there's magic in our monarchy
31 July 2013 04:07 PM
Compared to the grind of US politics, our Royal family offers a burst of romance
Coming to America? If it's a Sunday, get ready to queue
30 July 2013 04:48 PM
A chaotic wait to have my passport franked threw up a surprising titbit
The Concorde made history. Our skies are poorer without it
25 July 2013 04:27 PM
This aeroplane was testament to the boldest part of human nature
Amanda Palmer: Naked, but far from vulnerable
24 July 2013 05:02 PM
The performance artist has taken on the Daily Mail and music industry of late
You have to admit, the Royal Family serves a purpose
23 July 2013 04:51 PM
But the subject of the new baby has been well and truly exhausted
Did people complain because of what Inverdale said, or because of the fuss about what he said?
19 July 2013 12:00 AM
What Inverdale was expressing was the sort of sentiment that millions of otherwise right-thinking men watching Wimbledon may have shared
What did I learn from editing a national newspaper? Don't believe what people tell you
18 July 2013 12:00 AM
Always challenge the official version of events. Ask the awkward question, even if it makes you unpopular
Thanks British Airways, it's like I never went away
16 July 2013 05:39 PM
I used to have a fear of flying, until I realised it's a bit more complicated than that
A year on and it's still unclear: Does God have a Julian Assange complex?
27 June 2013 04:08 PM
Where once we all had an opinion about Assange - seditious sex criminal or heroic freedom fighter? - we have since had our attention turned elsewhere
- 1 Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
- 2 Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
- 3 US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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Special report: How my father's face turned up in Robert Capa's lost suitcase
The unmade speech: An alternative draft of history
Funny business: Meet the women running comedy
DJ Taylor: Who stole the people's own culture?
Guest List: IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday
Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?
Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'
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