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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The Tories won’t redesign the NHS but they could get rid of the bottlenecks

August 21, 2023

We have long since past the point where we will fundamentally change a free-at-point-of-care system, but the Conservatives can deal with the bottlenecks, writes Eliot Wilson.
Vote blue, go green? A climate takeover of the Conservatives is an unlikely feat

August 14, 2023

The eco-warriors among the Conservatives are a small but growing number, albeit not fast enough to turnaround an anti-green slant Rishi Sunak has implemented, writes Eliot Wilson.
The Sunak Gambit: a chess renaissance might be just what Britain needs

August 7, 2023

Although some warn of theaddictive nature of chess, it is an all-round gymnasium for the cognitive faculties.
The negroni isn’t ‘woke’ – it’s a part of British tradition that we must save

August 3, 2023

We have been drinking cocktails for a long time. The first recorded use of the word which didn’t refer to a horse’s tail is in 1798 and was mocking the drinking habits of the prime minister, William Pitt the Younger. (Premiers don’t hit the bottle heavily these days: Thatcher liked to unwind with glasses of [...]
Crying misogyny over Alison Rose’s downfall won’t do Labour any favours

July 31, 2023

Rachel Reeves made a mistake in attributing Alison Rose's fate to misogyny. The government had a right to get involved in the Coutts saga, but Reeves was out of tune in her intervention, writes Eliot Wilson
Brits want to stop the boats, but they also want closer trade ties with the EU

July 24, 2023

Sunak's new laws to stop illegal immigration via boats on the Channel is overwhelming popular among voters, but those same people also want a warmer relationship with Europe, writes Eliot Wilson.
The Liberal Democrats and the long, hard climb back to political relevancy

July 17, 2023

As Keir Starmer looks increasingly likely to be the next PM, Ed Davey's Liberal Democrats have a shot at power - if they can remind voters they exist, writes Eliot Wilson
My not-so-learned friends: an epidemic of puffed-up Twitter famous barristers

July 10, 2023

Legal qualifications are nothing to be sniffed at, but they don’t give barristers expertise on all fields, writes Eliot Wilson
Sizing up Whitehall: a Labour reshuffle must focus on potential ministers

July 3, 2023

In his next reshuffle, Keir Starmer must choose where to position his allies keeping in mind they might become his Cabinet if Labour wins the next elections, writes Eliot Wilson
London has a Soho problem. We need to fix it now.

June 29, 2023

It was that gloriously sleazy bard of synth-pop Marc Almond who captured it perfectly: “People come from all over the world to see this little place they’ve seen in movies and read about in history books: Soho.” Soho is London’s other Square Mile, filled not with the chatter of high finance, but with the clink [...]

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Are buffets back? The rise, fall and rise again of the all-you-can-eat

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