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Eliot Wilson

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To fight Trump’s voodoo economics we must be evangelical about capitalism

To fight Trump’s voodoo economics we must be evangelical about capitalism

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) If we want to fight Trump’s voodoo economics, we must appeal to the heart too and remind people why...

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Nato needs to prepare for America’s withdrawal from Europe

Nato needs to prepare for America’s withdrawal from Europe
04.04.2025 10

The Spectator

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Signal group chat leak made one thing crystal clear: JD Vance really hates Europe

Signal group chat leak made one thing crystal clear: JD Vance really hates Europe

(Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) The leaking of a US government Signal group showcased one thing in full force: JD Vance’s hatred of Europe is...

01.04.2025 9

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Is the RAF right to buy US fighter jets?

Is the RAF right to buy US fighter jets?
31.03.2025 10

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Britain’s underfunded army is letting down Nato

Britain’s underfunded army is letting down Nato
28.03.2025 10

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Don’t count on Trump defending Poland from Russia

Don’t count on Trump defending Poland from Russia
27.03.2025 10

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EU defence: Why ‘buy European’ really means ‘buy French’

EU defence: Why ‘buy European’ really means ‘buy French’

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The EU’s ‘buy European’ defence spending plan is protectionist and short-sighted. And it really just...

25.03.2025 5

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What Lord Frost gets wrong about the Tories’ future

What Lord Frost gets wrong about the Tories’ future
24.03.2025 8

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How many peacekeepers can Europe send to Ukraine?

How many peacekeepers can Europe send to Ukraine?
22.03.2025 10

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The EU wants to shaft British defence firms

The EU wants to shaft British defence firms
20.03.2025 30

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Who are the contenders to be the next ‘C’?

Who are the contenders to be the next ‘C’?
19.03.2025 10

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Trump’s U-turn on Tesla betrays a paranoid President

Trump said he had bought a Tesla in a “show of confidence and support for Elon Musk” (WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 11; photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty...

18.03.2025 10

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The problem with Starmer’s peacekeeping plan for Ukraine

17.03.2025 30

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What hope does John Healey have of influencing Trump?

07.03.2025 10

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Elon Musk is paying the price for mixing business with politics

The head of the government’s spending watchdog has said he is open to learning from Elon Musk’s US “department of government efficiency”, or...

04.03.2025 10

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Who is to blame for the state of Britain’s military?

26.02.2025 8

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Military matters / Starmer’s defence spending hike isn’t enough

25.02.2025 3

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War, what is it good for? The defence industry

EPISKOPI, CYPRUS – OCTOBER 2: Defence Secretary John Healey visits Joint Forces service personnel at Bloodhound Camp, Episkopi, Limassol, during a...

25.02.2025 10

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International trade in the era of Trump 2.0 – how will the ICC adapt?

Philippe Varin (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images) Philippe Varin, chair of the International Chamber of Commerce, is stewarding the kind of...

21.02.2025 20

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Can the British army stretch to peace-keeping in Ukraine?

19.02.2025 10

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Auto-deleting emails forces us to ask, what is the FCA trying to hide?

The FCA’s plan to auto-delete emails is an exercise of managing reputation, not standards, writes Eliot Wilson The Financial Conduct Authority...

18.02.2025 10

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Members seem to be deserting the Tories. Who can blame them?

17.02.2025 4

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Is Starmer about to finally increase defence spending?

17.02.2025 10

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Starmer is in denial about the high cost of defence

15.02.2025 10

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Why didn’t Starmer go to Munich?

14.02.2025 10

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If the NAO is calling for government innovation, you know it’s bad

Progressive liberals may have thought they were voting for a progressive liberal, but it’s not that simple Everyone thinks government should be...

11.02.2025 8

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Starmer may come to regret his EU defence pact

04.02.2025 10

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What do TV audiences really want from news?

Getty Images As Sky News announces a seismic overhaul of its newsroom it’s clear that what audiences demand of ‘news’ is changing. Meeting...

04.02.2025 10

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This government has proven woefully naive. Just look at the ‘Office for Value for Money’

(Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Reeves’ failing Office for Value for Money showcases just how naive this government is, writes Eliot Wilson ...

28.01.2025 20

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Keir Starmer can’t afford not to hike defence spending

27.01.2025 10

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Should Axel Rudakubana have been given a harsher sentence?

24.01.2025 10

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Labour’s appeal to regulators is about blame-shifting, not growth

Labour has appealed to the regulators for ideas to boost the economy, but Britain can’t regulate its way to growth, writes Eliot Wilson After six...

21.01.2025 3

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Starmer’s support for Ukraine has become half-hearted at best

16.01.2025 4

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How much longer will Starmer back Reeves?

15.01.2025 30

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We need a government that gets business, not businessmen running government

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX in-conversation in central London, at the conclusion of the second day of the...

14.01.2025 10

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The ‘shocking tactics’ of Kemi Badenoch

Whitehall is being swept by moral outrage. Ministers, in full This Is Spinal Tap mode, have turned their pious horror up to 11 and Keir Starmer...

08.01.2025 30

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Labour’s China ‘audit’ is pointless. We already know Starmer’s stance on Beijing

Labour has clearly settled on its stance towards China, let’s give up the “audit” nonsense, writes Eliot Wilson The chancellor of the Exchequer,...

05.01.2025 2

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Kemi Badenoch is right to bide her time

Kemi Badenoch has only been Conservative leader for two months. The next general election is likely to be held in 2028 or 2029. Yet there have been...

03.01.2025 4

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Five predictions for British politics in 2025

Eliot Wilson looks into his crystal ball to predict five things that will happen in the coming year There is an old Danish proverb, often...

02.01.2025 4

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Keir Starmer could still walk away from the Chagos deal

When Sir Keir Starmer announced in October that he had reached an agreement with Mauritius to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago, he...

28.12.2024 5

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Is training troops in Ukraine a risk worth taking?

Defence Secretary John Healey has raised the possibility that British military personnel could be deployed to Ukraine to carry out training...

21.12.2024 3

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Will Musk’s millions really carry Farage to victory?

We should be wary about the danger of hyper-rich donors obtaining undue influence over political parties. There is none more hyper-rich than Elon...

19.12.2024 4

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War / Keir Starmer has dropped the ball on Ukraine

Has Keir Starmer dropped the ball on Ukraine? Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukrainian former foreign minister, certainly thinks so. Kuleba, who stepped down...

17.12.2024 10

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If we “re-wire” the state, how much should government do?

There is a consensus that the state must be more efficient, but less attention has been paid to how much it should actually do, says Eliot Wilson...

17.12.2024 10

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France’s defence spending debacle will infuriate Donald Trump

Donald Trump is right that some of Nato’s European members are essentially freeloaders. That these countries are holding talks about increasing the...

13.12.2024 10

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The Gregg Wallace scandal is odious. But should it be in the news?

Some think the Gregg Wallace scandal has been overly represented in the news. But is this true? Eliot Wilson reflects on the role of the media. If...

06.12.2024 5

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How Britain should navigate the new nuclear age

The dawn of a third nuclear age demands a ‘national and collective sense of purpose… leadership and a willingness to act’. That was the message...

05.12.2024 20

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The princes in the tower: History is not a whodunnit

The Princes in the Tower: A Damning Discovery Presenters Jason Watkins and Tracy Borman A new documentary claiming to have ‘solved’ the mystery of...

04.12.2024 8

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