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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DEBATE: In light of the row over alleged bias in the Telegraph’s survey, is there any point to polls?

August 14, 2019

In light of the row over alleged bias in the Telegraph’s survey, is there any point to polls? Olivia Utley, deputy editor at TheArticle, says YES. Since the dawn of polling, people have found imaginative ways of getting the result they want. And the ComRes team who found that a majority of people would back [...]
Introducing the new cast and crew of Downing Street

August 7, 2019

The dust is beginning to settle: Boris Johnson is Prime Minister, and the Whitehall machine has been stripped and restaffed. A new team has been installed to run his Downing Street operation – but who are they, and what does it mean? Even the Prime Minister’s most vocal advocates would not describe him as a [...]
DEBATE: Are the citizens’ convention on UK democracy proposals a good idea to restore faith in politics?

July 31, 2019

Are the citizens’ convention on UK democracy proposals a good idea to restore faith in politics? Eliot Wilson, chief writer at Right Angles and a former House of Commons official, says YES. “Politics is broken.” That’s been the mantra for years now, at least since the expenses scandal of 2009. There has been a terrible [...]

Nscale eyes second $45bn deal with Anthropic after Microsoft setback

Exclusive: Thatchers to sponsor Prem Rugby in deal struck by Elton John agency

Boulebar Spitalfields brings quintessential French culture to the City

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