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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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  • 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.

  • Sunak’s belief in the Rwanda scheme is based on magical thinking

    November 20, 2023

    Rwanda has always been an ill-conceived policy with little evidence, but Rishi Sunak is willing to bet everything on it, writes Eliot Wilson

  • The price of war: Israel must fight for its economic resilience once more

    November 13, 2023

    As well as the combat in Gaza and the PR war in the West, Israel is fighting on a third front: its economy, writes Eliot Wilson

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