Skip to content
City AM
Main navigation
Download free app
  • News
    • News
      • Latest Business News
      • Economics
      • Politics
      • Tech
      • Banking
      • FTSE 100 Live
      • Retail
      • Insurance
      • Legal
      • Property
      • Transport
      • Markets
    • From our partners
      • AON
      • Bayes Business School
      • City of London BIDs
      • Central London Alliance CIC
      • Destination City
      • Halkin
      • Olympia
      • Inside Saudi
      • Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
      • Santander X
      • YEAR SIX Dividend
    • Featured

      Ministers open door to phased Heathrow third runway plan

      Heathrow Airport terminal bustling with travelers and staff, showcasing modern architecture and international flight activity

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Opinion
  • Sport
    • Latest Sports News
      • Sport
      • Sport Business
      • The Punter
    • From our partners
      • The Morning Briefing: SBS x City AM
      • Aramco Team Series
      • LIV Golf
    • Featured

      Concern as gambling black market set for £40m Royal Ascot boost

      GettyImages 2282074836 showing a significant event with key figures in a professional setting, highlighting a major develo...

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Life&Style
    • Life&Style
      • Life&Style
      • Toast the City Awards
      • The Magazine
      • Travel
      • Culture
      • Motoring
      • Wellness
      • City AM Puzzles
      • The RED BULLETiN
      • Do it with Shared Ownership
      • Media Speak Hub
    • Featured

      New Mk1 Ford Escort RS makes world debut at London Concours

      Boreham Ford Escort RS car showcasing classic design and performance features at an automotive event.

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Investec
  • Events
  • Newsletters
  • Latest Paper
  • ISA Guide

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

All 453 Articles
  • Conservative Party Conference: What can we expect?

    October 6, 2025

    Despite the naysayers, party conferences are not meaningless, so what can we expect from the Tories at Conservative Party Conference 2025?

  • On This Day: Britain asks the IMF for a loan

    September 30, 2025

    49 years ago today, sterling crashed to its lowest ever point against the dollar. Denis Healey stared down his socialist opponents and asked the IMF for a loan – paving the way for Margaret Thatcher’s election victory, writes Eliot Wilson Denis Winston Healey, chancellor of the Exchequer (1974-79) and Labour’s indomitable intellectual brawler, soaked up [...]

  • On this day: The Bill of Rights is set in motion

    September 29, 2025

    On this day in 1789, the Bill of Rights was sent to the states for ratification. With the right to free speech still hotly contested 300 years later, Eliot Wilson goes back to the start.

  • Could Andy Burnham actually unseat Keir Starmer?

    September 29, 2025

    Andy Burnham has made a bold threat to Keir Starmer, but could he actually unseat the Prime Minister? Eliot Wilson takes a look.

  • On this day: Profumo proves the cover up is always worse than the crime

    September 26, 2025

    62 years ago today, Lord Denning published his verdict on the Profumo affair – a minor sex scandal made far worse by subsequent lies. What lessons does the ensuing collapse of Harold Macmillan’s government have for politicians today? Asks Eliot Wilson Today in 1963, the Master of the Rolls, Lord Denning, published his 70,000-word report [...]

  • End of Trump’s state visit is no time for Britain to relax

    September 22, 2025

    Donald Trump’s state seemed a success and brought inward investment with it, but steel tariffs are still on the table and political chaos reigns at home, says Eliot Wilson The Eagle has flown. President Donald Trump undertook his unprecedented second state visit to the United Kingdom last week – unprecedented for a US president, anyway, [...]

  • Siddiq, Rayner, Mandelson: Starmer has proven himself a disastrous judge of character

    September 15, 2025

    Angela Rayner and Lord Mandelson are just the latest examples of Starmer's erring judgement when it comes to character, writes Eliot Wilson.

  • Will Trump trip up Nigel Farage?

    September 8, 2025

    Nigel Farage’s open admiration for Donald Trump may boost his profile abroad but risks alienating British voters, for whom Trump remains deeply unpopular, says Eliot Wilson If it is true that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, then Nigel Farage can mark last week down as an unalloyed success. He travelled to Washington DC [...]

  • On this day in 1888: The Football League kicks off

    September 8, 2025

    Today in 1888, Aston Villa came to an anticlimactic 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers as the Football League’s first season began.

  • On this day: The worst blazes of the Great Fire of London

    September 4, 2025

    On this day in 1666, the worst blazes of the Great Fire of London engulfed the City. Eliot Wilson tells us more.

Posts pagination

  • Previous
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • Page 10
  • Page 11
  • …
  • Page 46
  • Next

Trending Articles

  • As it happened: Stocks sink after Fed and Bank of England opt for hawkish hold; Oil price tumbles

  • More Big Four blues as Deloitte plans to slash UK audit roles

  • Baillie Gifford in line for Anthropic windfall just months after £3.6bn SpaceX bonanza

  • Revolut pays compensation for waking customer up with push notifications

  • City investors raise alarm on Burnham’s Chancellor pick

Subscribe

Subscribe to the City AM newsletter to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox.

Subscribe
  • Got a story?
  • About City AM
  • Careers
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • News
  • Markets & Economics
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Life&Style
  • Personal Finance
  • City AM Events
  • City Winners
  • The Punter
  • Casino
  • City AM Puzzles

Follow us for breaking news and latest updates

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletters
  • Advertising
  • About
  • Licensing
Copyright 2026 City AM Limited