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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War, what is it good for? The defence industry

February 24, 2025

The government has announced some of the ministry of defence in over 50 years, and there is one important element which should be firmly on the radar of business, says Eliot Wilson Last week the defence secretary, John Healey, gave a speech at the Institute for Government (IfG) on “reforming UK defence”. What would normally [...]
International trade in the era of Trump 2.0 – how will the ICC adapt?

February 20, 2025

Philippe Varin, chair of the International Chamber of Commerce, is stewarding the kind of globalist institution which Trump instinctively distrusts. He speaks to Eliot Wilson about championing free trade in an era of protectionism The International Chamber of Commerce is the world’s biggest representative organisation for business and trade. To establish some sense of scale, [...]
Auto-deleting emails forces us to ask, what is the FCA trying to hide?

February 17, 2025

The FCA's plan to auto-delete emails is an exercise of managing reputation, not standards, writes Eliot Wilson.
If the NAO is calling for government innovation, you know it’s bad

February 10, 2025

Everyone thinks government should be more innovative, but the NAO saying it means Labour really has dithered, writes Eliot Wilson.
What do TV audiences really want from news?

February 3, 2025

As Sky News announces a seismic overhaul of its newsroom it’s clear that what audiences demand of ‘news’ is changing. Meeting these demands, to a high quality and at a profit, is a huge challenge for journalists, says Eliot Wilson Last week, David Rhodes, the executive chairman of Sky News Group, outlined a new strategy [...]
This government has proven woefully naive. Just look at the ‘Office for Value for Money’

January 27, 2025

Reeves' failing Office for Value for Money showcases just how naive this government is, writes Eliot Wilson.
Labour’s appeal to regulators is about blame-shifting, not growth

January 20, 2025

Labour has appealed to the regulators for ideas to boost the economy, but Britain can’t regulate its way to growth, writes Eliot Wilson After six months of a Labour government, it would be hard to argue the economy is healthy. The economy flatlined in July, August and September, the hike in employers’ National Insurance contributions [...]
We need a government that gets business, not businessmen running government

January 13, 2025

The idea that business leaders can transform the way government works didn’t start with Elon musk, but success in politics demands different skills to entrepreneurship, says Eliot Wilson Business feels let down by the current government. Before the general election, Sir Keir Starmer and his shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, staged an updated performance of the [...]
Labour’s China ‘audit’ is pointless. We already know Starmer’s stance on Beijing

January 4, 2025

Labour has clearly settled on its stance towards Beijing, let's give up the "audit" nonsense, writes Eliot Wilson.
Five predictions for British politics in 2025

January 1, 2025

Eliot Wilson looks into his crystal ball to predict five things that will happen in the coming year There is an old Danish proverb, often misattributed to the New York Yankees’ legendary catcher Yogi Berra, that it is hard to make predictions, especially about the future. In politics, it can be high risk and high [...]

The relentless rise of unregulated finfluencers

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