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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Tucker Carlson’s playbook for news-by-soundbite will succeed beyond Fox News

May 2, 2023

When Tucker Carlson was fired from Fox News, it made the headlines in the UK because of the viral soundbites he was a master at. TalkTV and GBNews are following the same formula, write Eliot Wilson
Starmer can’t help but echo Blair with a tough on crime attack on the Tories

April 24, 2023

Keir Starmer has done well in following Tony Blair's strategy of using crime as a slogan against the Conservatives. But he'll also have to convince voters that Labour can deliver on it, writes Eliot Wilson
Renaming the Met Police would give it a license to ignore wholesale reform

April 17, 2023

After scandal after scandal have rocked the Metropolitan Police, and the Casey review has found shocking sexism, racism and homophobia. A new name won't change its habits, writes Eliot Wilson.
The CBI’s sole purpose as a go-between for business and government is now defunct

April 12, 2023

Tony Danker’s days at the CBI are over and the CBI’s days of influence might also have come to an end.
Gwyneth Paltrow: What her ‘courtcore’ appearance says about dressing for your trial

April 4, 2023

I’m going to bet that most of you have never followed a trial at Utah’s 3rd District Court in Park City before. You had probably never even heard of Kent R. Holmberg, a 65-year-old judge appointed to the bench six years ago. But last week Judge Holmberg’s courtroom was the setting for a civil suit [...]
China’s undeclared information war with Taiwan is a warning from Beijing

April 3, 2023

We can't afford not to care about what happens between China and Taiwan. And it's not a matter of "if" anymore - it's a matter of what we'll do when Beijing challenges Taiwan, writes Eliot Wilson
In Broken Britain, we can hardly afford to be smug about a riot-plagued Paris

March 27, 2023

People in France are taking to the streets, while in the UK we just complain about train strikes. But although we behave differently as societies, we are in a similar position to France, writes Eliot Wilson
Credit Suisse failed time and time again to learn the importance of risk management

March 21, 2023

The Credit Suisse saga should provide a warning for the whole sector: to be a good bank, you need patience and prudence more than sheer ambition and appetite for risk, writes Eliot Wilson
Rishi Sunak’s cool head after the collapse of SVB was a political windfall

March 20, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s handling of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was what one actually wants in a government: swift, effective, unshowy competence, writes Eliot Wilson
Let’s insist male guests at the Oscars wear white tie

March 18, 2023

The Oscars earlier this week were a confection of elements: sure, they’re a nod to the year’s cinematographic output, but really, isn’t it all about looking at what the guests were wearing? Voyeurs tend to focus on the female stars, from Grace Kelly’s immaculate Edith Head gown in 1955 to Björk’s quirky swan dress in [...]

Retailers demand energy bill cuts as costs rise by £440m

Saudi Arabia still open to sport investing, insists PIF, despite drastic cutbacks

The Kaare Klint building refashioned as Copenhagen’s coolest new hotel

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