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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Sunak’s climate rowback depends on an anti-net zero populism that may not exist

January 15, 2024

If the prime minister is hoping to build an electoral coalition out of the so-called anti-net zero populist section of the Tory Party, he may end up disappointed, writes Eliot Wilson.
Golden Globes fashion: What the fashion says about slebs in 2024

January 9, 2024

The Golden Globes. From one point of view, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards are a form guide for the Oscars. On the other hand, they are the first big fashion event of the year, with a prize ceremony tacked on. Look at it this way: do you know who won Best Director at the [...]
Reform UK is a ragbag of a party, but it could well prove a destructive force

January 8, 2024

What Nigel Farage's Reform UK actually wants remains unclear, but it is likely to prove a destructive force, writes Eliot Wilson.
Year in review: Rogue ministers and fiscal headaches, how did Sunak do in 2023?

December 27, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, Eliot Wilson takes a look back at the year that was in UK politics, from policy to scandal
Year in review: Rogue ministers and fiscal headaches, how did Sunak do in 2023?

December 27, 2023

As 2023 limps to an end, and Sunak nears the deadline for his "five pledges", Eliot Wilson takes a look at the year that was in UK politics.
Banish Christmas guilt and catch up on your own terms

December 23, 2023

If you exhaust yourself and distribute your company in penny-packets you will satisfy no-one. Forget Christmas guilt this year.
Starmer is set to win, but an election of indifference will come back to bite

December 18, 2023

Labour is set to win the next election, but only a third of voters think the party is ready to govern. Is Britain sleepwalking into the future, asks Eliot Wilson.
Golden arches won’t stop conflict, but continued trade might

December 11, 2023

As countries become more inward looking and trading relationships weaken, the golden arches theory still rings true, writes Eliot Wilson.
Keir Starmer’s Labour has no foreign policy plans in a world full of crises

December 4, 2023

Labour's foreign policy is in need of less idealism and more expertise if it is to survive a world gripped by crisis, writes Eliot Wilson.
After the debanking scandal, Britain needs to give up its stake in Natwest

November 27, 2023

Selling its remaining holdings in Natwest is obviously the right thing for the government to do: the state has no business owning a financial services conglomerate.

UK economy jumped above forecasts before Iran war

Rory McIlroy, Gout Gout and the search for sport’s elusive heroes

A-List Cotswolds takeover: Have Kim Kardashian and Ellen ruined the countryside?

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