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Eliot WilsonThe Telegraph |
As soon as Operation Epic Fury, America’s latest campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran, got underway on the last day of February, political,...
As soon as Operation Epic Fury, America’s latest campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran, got underway on the last day of February, political,...
It was good news, albeit good news of the your-house-hasn’t-burned-down variety. Last week, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that Leonardo UK...
Monday 09 March 2026 11:10 am Whether Trump is right or wrong, peace with Iran was never on the table ...
Monday 09 March 2026 5:11 am | Updated: Thursday 05 March 2026 2:32 pm On This Day: Adam Smith publishes The...
With Operation Epic Fury in its sixth day, it is hard to tell how long the current United States military campaign against Iran will last. It may not...
With Operation Epic Fury in its sixth day, it is hard to tell how long the current United States military campaign against Iran will last. It may not...
Being one of America’s closest allies – which Britain remains – is like having a very rich friend. You are invited to meetings and parties to...
Britain’s armed forces lack the mass, readiness and resilience needed to produce a credible deterrent in an era of intensifying threats. The danger...
Last week could have been worse for Sir Keir Starmer, but only because he remains Prime Minister – for the time being. After the tawdry...
Monday 16 February 2026 10:33 am Nigel Farage’s war on working from home is vibes-based politics ...
Micheál Martin, now in his second stint as Ireland’s Taoiseach, is by our standards a political veteran, having led Fianna Fáil for the past 15...
A bomb-damaged building at Canary Wharf in London's Docklands after the explosion of an IRA bomb that signalled the end of the ceasefire, 15th...
Mandelson’s fall is now another stick with which to beat a vulnerable and useless Prime Minister, writes Eliot Wilson There will be no sixth act....
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 30: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Yuyuan Garden on January 30, 2026 in Shanghai, China. Keir Starmer undertakes a...
UNSPECIFIED LOCATION - NOVEMBER 11: (FILE PHOTO) Space Shuttle Challenger crew members gather for an official portrait November 11, 1985 in an...
Nigel Farage announced Reform's plans for new taxes on banks at Davos Nigel Farage’s promise to tax banks more shows his Trumpian revenge coming...
The Royal Exchange was opened by Elizabeth I 455 years ago on this day. Eliot Wilson traces the origins of its success Tudor England saw massive...
Keir Starmer's leadership troubles are keeping investors on edge. With his latest U-turn, Keir Starmer has taken a controversial policy which...
(Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Keir Starmer is set to travel to China and has appealed for business leaders to accompany him. You don’t do...
A cartoon in response to the 'Window tax' in 1696 On this day, 9 January 1799, Britain introduced its first ‘temporary’ income tax. Workers...
Civil service headcount has reached a 20-year high, bigger than it was during Brexit or Covid. Yet more proof that this Prime Minister’s only belief...
Image generated by Chat GPT At the beginning of 2025 I gave caution the slip and made five predictions for the year in politics. One was wrong: I...
BOURNEMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 26: Education, Children, Schools and Families Secretary Ed Balls (L) talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown at...
27th December 1950: The Coronation Throne in Westminster Abbey after the theft of the Stone of Destiny, or Stone of Scone. The initials JFS newly...
In 1783, the King needed a fifth Prime Minister in two years. Despite others’ doubts, he turned to 24-year-old William Pitt, on this day, to turn...
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - MAY 9: General views of the the Northern Ireland Covid Enquiry taking place at the Clayton Hotel on May 9, 2024 in...
NEW YORK - JANUARY 5: Bernard Madoff (C) walks out from Federal Court after a bail hearing in Manhattan January 5, 2009 in New York City. Madoff is...
Nigel Farage is looking to take control of the narrative before the Budget. How credible are rumours of a deal between Reform UK and the...
(Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) David Lammy is seeking to solve a shortage of resources in the justice system by fundamentally rewriting the...
398086 02: Meredith Stewart (L), who worked in Enron's networking/data processing department, sits on her personal belongings in front of the...