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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After British Steel, what else will the government nab for national security?

April 21, 2025

The potential nationalisation of British Steel in the name of 'national security' must make us ask what the government will justify next, writes Eliot Wilson.
UK-EU summit: To talk defence, Starmer has to talk fishing first

April 14, 2025

Is the EU going to mug off Britain again? It will be our fault, writes Eliot Wilson ahead of the UK-EU summit in London.
British Steel: Why are MPs having an emergency session?

April 12, 2025

Westminster had begun to wind down gently on Friday afternoon. Parliament had concluded its formal business on Tuesday in advance of Easter. The news therefore came as jolt that the Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, had agreed to a request from the government to recall the House of Commons to sit from 11.00 am on Saturday; [...]
To fight Trump’s voodoo economics we must be evangelical about capitalism

April 7, 2025

If we want to fight Trump's voodoo economics, we must appeal to the heart too and remind people why capitalism is worth fighting for.
Signal group chat leak made one thing crystal clear: JD Vance really hates Europe

March 31, 2025

The leaking of a US government group chat showcased one thing in full force: JD Vance's loathing of Europe is driving foreign policy.
EU defence: Why ‘buy European’ really means ‘buy French’

March 24, 2025

The EU's 'buy European' defence spending plan is protectionist and short-sighted. And it really just means 'buy French', writes Eliot Wilson.
Trump’s U-turn on Tesla betrays a paranoid President

March 17, 2025

Trump's Tesla U-turn is not the product of an economically literate president, it is the product of a paranoid one, writes Eliot Wilson.
Will Rachel Reeves end up being a right-wing Chancellor by accident?

March 10, 2025

With poor growth and pressure on defence spending, Rachel Reeves faces having to make welfare cuts the likes of which haven’t been since the days of Nigel Lawson. But unlike Lawson, her spending plans are not being driven by a programme of reform, but by panic, says Eliot Wilson Rachel Reeves cannot have expected it [...]
Elon Musk is paying the price for mixing business with politics

March 3, 2025

Tesla sales are collapsing in Europe as the public are put off by Elon Musk’s vocal support for Donald Trump. It’s an object lesson in how politics can come at a cost to business, says Eliot Wilson Last week it was reported that Tesla sales in Europe fell by 45 per cent in January compared [...]
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 [...]

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