By: Eliot Wilson

Eliot Wilson is a writer, commentator and contributing editor at Defence On The Brink. He was formerly a clerk in the House of Commons and writes regularly on politics, defence and international security, and Parliament and the constitution, including for The Spectator, The Hill, The i Paper and CapX

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Burnham must kill off bonkers Chagos deal for good

Opinion

The proposal to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and pay for the privilege appeals to no voters and has lost the support of Donald Trump. Andy Burnham should pull the plug, says Eliot Wilson It became clear early in Sir Keir Starmer’s brief premiership that here was a leader of unusual political [...]
On this day: Bruce Springsteen is born

Opinion

On 23 September 1949, Bruce Springsteen aka ‘The Boss’ was born in New Jersey. His life and music would go on to define post-war America, writes Eliot Wilson The way in which modern rock music developed means that the late 1940s are stuffed full of famous births. Take 1949 alone, and you will find enduring [...]
The battle to be the next Mayor of London has already begun

Opinion

While Sadiq Khan mulls his future James Cleverly and Reform’s Laila Cunningham are vying for votes in a traditionally Labour city, says Eliot Wilson When politicians often congratulate themselves on surviving until the weekend, voters can be forgiven for losing our long-term perspective. The next election for the Mayor of London will take place on [...]

On This Day: Scotland says “nae thanks” to independence

September 18, 2026

On 18th September 2014, Scotland voted against 55 per cent to 45 per cent against independence in a referendum that was supposed to settle the question for a generation, writes Eliot Wilson It is firmly within my lifetime that the idea of Scottish independence was a harmlessly quirky cause on the fringes of politics. After [...]
What does the British government think sanctions on Israel will achieve?

September 14, 2026

Would it be highly cynical to suggest that Labour are changing Britain’s policy on Israel in search of domestic political advantage?
On this day: ‘I can hear you… and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon’

September 11, 2026

On this day, 25 years ago, the world changed forever. Eliot Wilson takes us through the tragic events that happened on 9/11.
Burnham has inherited Labour’s EU delusion

September 7, 2026

Burnham must accept what Starmer wouldn't: our EU neighbours are just not that into us, writes Eliot Wilson.
Green activists want to take Polanski down a dark road

August 31, 2026

The Greens' absolutism is bad for politics, and Polanski too. Those who police dogma see heretics everywhere, even at the top.
A love letter to Sweetings, the City’s oldest restaurant

August 25, 2026

Ahead of our Toast the City Awards this October, we pay homage to Sweetings, the City’s oldest restaurant Britain is a country steeped in tradition and often too wedded to the past, but it also proved itself capable of great innovation. We should never forget that the Square Mile is a perfect example of world-changing [...]
Burnham forgets, the Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing

August 24, 2026

Voters yearn for loftier ambitions. Burnham must think bigger, yes even than devolution, if he is to meaningfully win back the electorate.

Reform UK and Tories attack Burnham’s triple lock pension move

Technology, data and infrastructure the new frontier for sport investment

Temerario on-track: flat-out in Lamborghini’s ballistic V8 supercar

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